IRLF 


THE 


Old   Sixth  Regiment, 


ITS 


WAR  RECORD,  1861-5, 


BY 


CHARLES    K.    CADWELL, 


Late  Sergeant  of  Co.  F. 


NEW  HAVEN,  CONN.,  1875. 


NEW    HAVEN: 

TUTTLE,    MOREHOUSE   &   TAYLOR,    PRINTERS. 
1875. 


TO 
THE    LOYAL   WOMEN, 

WHOSE 

HUSBANDS,    BROTHERS    AND    FRIENDS 

CAST  THEIR  LOT  WITH  THE  OLD  SIXTH 

IN 
DEFENCE    OF    THE   FLAG, 

THIS  MEMORIAL  OF  PATRIOTIC  SERVICE  IS  RESPECTFULLY 
INSCRIBED 


Q\,mfj0r. 


INTRODUCTORY. 


The  object  of  this  work  is  to  give  a  true  and  impartial  record 
of  the  old  Sixth  Regiment  during  the  war.  The  author  collected 
the  facts  from  a  private  diary  kept  by  himself  while  in  the  service. 
Less  has  been  known  of  the  Sixth  by  our  citizens  than  most  of 
the  other  regiments  ;  perhaps  this  is  due  partly  to  the  fact  that 
when  we  arrived. in  Washington  Colonel  Chatfield  instructed 
officers  and  men  that  it  was  unmilitary  to  write  letters  for  the 
press  ;  he  desired  that  the  War  Record  should  know  the  record 
of  the  Sixth,  and  not  the  newspapers  only.  Its  history  is  less  full 
on  this  account ;  yet  none  can  say  that  the  record  of  the  Sixth  is 
sullied.  In  many  trying  places  the  regiment  proved  itself  honor 
ably  and  gained  confidence  from  its  corps  and  department  com 
manders. 

There  may  be  errors  in  this  work,  and  if  any  are  inclined  to 
censure,  I  trust  they  will  remember  that  very  few  histories  are 
without  them  ;  yet  they  are  errors  of  the  head  and  not  of  the  heart. 
If  what  is  here  written  meets  the  approval  of  the  old  members  and 
the  intelligent  readers  in  general,  I  shall  feel  that  my  labors  have 
been  amply  rewarded. 


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CONTENTS. 


CHAPTER  I. 

In  camp  at  New  Haven.— Fall  in  for  rations.— Uncle  Sam's 
"Tanyards." — Squad  drills. — An  old  man's  blessing. 

CHAPTER  II. 

Off  for  the  conflict.— Reception  at  Philadelphia.— Through  Balti 
more  at  night. — Cattle  cars  to  Washington. — "  Soldiers'  Retreat" 
in  Washington. — Fat  pork  and  muddy  coffee. — Visit  the  Capitol. 
— Camp  at  Meridian  Hill. — At  Annapolis,  Md. — Embark  on  an 
Expedition. — Terrible  storm  at  sea. — Incidents,  &c. 

CHAPTER  III. 

In  Port  Royal  harbor.— The  ball  opens.— First  naval  engagement 
of  the  war. — Forts  Walker  and  Beauregard. — Union  fleet  bom 
bard  the  rebels. — Complete  rout  of  the  enemy. — Triumphant 
victory  for  the  Union. — Great  enthusiasm. — Connecticut  lands 
the  first  troops. — Terrible  scenes  on  land. — Rebel  pigs  and 
chickens. — Uncle  Sam's  rations  at  a  discount. — Warsaw  Sound, 
Ga. — "Greybacks  accumulate." — "Sketch  for  special  artist." — 
Spotted  fever.— Deaths  daily  The  old  Sixth  unfit  for  duty.— 


Contents.  5 

Ordered  to  Hilton  Head. — Dawfuski  Island  Camp. — Jones 
Island  on  Savannah  river. — Fort  Vulcan  built  of  mud. — Yankee 
ingenuity  and  cunning  displayed. —  High  tides,  &c. 

CHAPTER  IV. 

Capture  cf  Fort  Pulaski. — Heavy  bombardment. —  Back  to  Daw 
fuski  Island. — North  Edisto  Island  blackberries  help  Uncle 
Sam's  pork  to  digest. — Across  John's  Island. — Col.  Chatfield's 
speech,  victory  or  death. — Tedious  rain. — Guerillas  cut  off  our 
supplies. — Three  days  without  food. — 50  cents  for  a  "hard 
tack." — Arrive  at  Legareville  on  the  Stono  river. — Cook  rations. 
— Across  the  river  to  James  Island. — Tom  Grimball's  Planta 
tion. — Rebel  advance. — Battle  of  Secessionville. — Evacuation 
of  James  Island. — Go  to  Beaufort. — Band  of  the  Sixth  mustered 
out. — Expedition  to  Mackay's  point. — Battle  of  Pocotaligo. — 
Col.  Chatfield  and  Lieut.  Col.  Speidel  wounded. — Whole  com 
mand  return  to  Hilton  Head. — The  Sixth  at  Beaufort. — Death 
of  our  department  commander  Maj.  Gen.  Mitchell. 

CHAPTER  V. 

Off  for  Florida. — Land  at  Jacksonville. — Occupy  houses  instead 
of  tents. — Skirmish  with  the  enemy. — Streets  barricaded  to 
prevent  incursions  of  the  rebel  cavalry. — Sermon  by  Rev.  Mr. 
French. — Evacuation  of  Jacksonville  by  Union  troops. — Town 
fired  by  the  8th  Maine  and  a  colored  regiment. — Back  to  Beau 
fort. — Thirty-five  hours  in  the  town. — Embark  again — a  fizzle. — 
Back  to  Hilton  Head. — Off  again  ;  land  at  Folly  Island. — 
Battery  building  at  night. — Speak  in  whispers. — Up  Folly  river. 
— Capture  of  the  southern  portion  of  Morris  Island. — Brilliant 
charge  of  the  Sixth. — Capture  a  rebel  flag. — Assault  on  Fort 


Contents. 

Wagner. — Terrible  scene  at  night. — Awful  carnage. — Col.  Chat- 
field  twice  wounded. — Union  force  repulsed. — The  ranks  of  the 
Sixth  terribly  shattered. — Ordered  to  Hilton  Head. — Death  of 
Col.  Chatfield. 


CHAPTER  VI. 

Our  new  Colonel. — Great  dissatisfaction  thereby. — Part  of  the 
Sixth  re-enlist. — Deserters  shot. — Death  of  Captain  Allen. — 
Up  to  Virginia  under  Butler. — Ascend  the  James  river. — Ber 
muda  Hundred. — Skirmish  with  the  enemy. — Battle  of  Chester 
Station. — Death  of  Captain  Wilcox. — Advance  on  Drury's  Bluff. 
— One  of  Butler's  "  masterly  movements." — Battle  of  Drury's 
Bluff. — Union  forces  "  change  front  to  the  rear." — Resignation 
of  our  new  Colonel. — Appointment  of  Captain  Rockwell  as 
Colonel  of  the  Sixth. — President  Lincoln  rides  by. — "  What 
mean  those  cheers." — Battle  of  Strawberry  Plains. — Hancock's 
works. — Battle  of  Deep  Run. — In  holes  around  Petersburg. — 
Discharge  of  the  non  re-enlisted  men. — Their  reception  in 
New  Haven. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

Around  Petersburg. — Advance  toward  Richmond. — Attack  on 
Battery  Harrison. — Draft  riots  in  New  York. — The  Sixth  ordere* 
there  until  after  election. — Back  again  to  Virginia. — Embark  on 
expedition  down  the  James. — Capture  of  Fort  Fisher. — Advance 
on  Wilmington. — Skirmishing  with  the  "Johnnies." — Enemy 
driven  across  North  East  river. — At  Goldsboro,  N.  C. — Sur 
render  of  Lee's  army. — Muster  out  of  the  Veteran  Sixth  at 
New  Haven. 


Contents.  7 

APPENDIX. 

Association  of  the  Old  Sixth  meet  in  New  Haven  in  May,  1868. — 
Its  object. — Permanent  organization  effected. — Choice  of  offi 
cers. — Yearly  reunions,  their  character,  &c. — Pleasant  occa 
sions. 

ROSTER  OF  THE  OLD  REGIMENT. 

Names  of  officers. — Residence. — Date  of  muster. — General  re 
marks. — Names  of  enlisted  men. — Substitutes  and  drafted. — 
Date  of  muster. — Residence. — General  remarks  concerning  all. 
— Unassigned  recruits. 

ROLL  OF  HONOR. 
CASUALTIES  OF  THE  SIXTH. 


8  Engagements. 


PRINCIPAL  ENGAGEMENTS. 


Hilton  Head,  S.  C.,  November  7,  1861. 
Pocotaligo,  S.  C.,  October  22,  1862. 
James  Island,  S.  C.,  June  10,  1862. 
Secessionville,  S.  C.,  June  16,  1862. 
Jacksonville,  Florida,  March  20, 1863. 
Morris  Island,  S.  C.,  July  10,  1863. 
Fort  Wagner,  S.  C.,  July  18,  1863. 
Bermuda  Hundred,  Va.,  May  6,  1864. 
Chester  Station,  Va.,  May  10,  1864. 
Drury's  Bluff,  Va.,  May  16,  1864. 
Strawberry  Plains,  Va.,  August  14,  1864. 
Deep  Run,  Va.,  August  15,  1864. 
Fort  Fisher,  N.  C.,  January  14,  1864. 


THE 


SIXTH    REGIMENT, 

CONNECTICUT   VOLUNTEER   INFANTRY. 


CHAPTER   I. 

Early  Spring  in  the  year  1861,  was  an  eventful  one 
in  American  history.  Troops  were  organizing  in  all 
the  loyal  States  to  go  forth  and  suppress  the  unequal 
war  that  was  waged  upon  the  people  of  the  North. 
Deeply  was  it  overshadowing  our  land  and  threaten 
ing  to  destroy  our  liberties  as  a  nation.  The  shot 
against  Sumpter's  wall  was  the  key  note  of  the  Re 
bellion,  and  its  echo  was  heard  in  every  town  and 
hamlet,  uniting  all  loyal  hearts  and  inspiring  all  the 
people  with  a  zeal  which  had  hitherto  remained  dor 
mant — a  zeal  to  avenge  the  insult  offered  to  our  flag 
and  to  vindicate  the  nation's  honor.  Traitors  had 
been  arrogant  in  our  land  and  had  openly  defied  any 
power  of  the  national  government  to  suppress  their 
actions,  but  the  shot  from  Charleston  directed  against 


ia  Sixth  Connecticut 

a  federal  fort  aroused  the  people  to  a  stern  sense  of 
duty.  The  call  for  brave  men  was  nobly  responded 
to,  and  regiment  after  regiment  took  their  place  in 
line,  and  in  due  time  was  off  for  the  conflict.  The 
disaster  that  befell  the  three  months'  troops  in  the 
memorable  Bull  Run  campaign,  is  widely  known  and 
needs  no  repetition  here.  Then  the  call  for  three 
years'  men  was  issued  and  again  the  ranks  of  the 
army  were  rapidly  filled.  None  heeded  the  call  with 
greater  alacrity  than  the  men  who  composed  the 
members  of  the  Sixth  Regiment.  A  finer  regiment 
or  a  more  patriotic  one,  I  venture  to  say,  never  en 
tered  the  Union  army ;  and  that  they  maintained  the 
honor  of  the  State  of  Connecticut  and  reflected  credit 
on  their  organization,  subsequent  events  will  prove. 
The  Sixth  was  sworn  into  the  State  service  on  the 
3d  of  September,  in  camp  at  Oyster  Point,  New 
Haven,  and  on  the  i2th  of  the  same  month  Uncle 
Sam  made  us  secure  for  three  years  or  the  war.  The 
ranks  of  the  Sixth  were  filled  with  men  who  repre 
sented  almost  every  avocation  in  life.  There  were  to 
be  found  professional  men,  others  who  had  made 
science  a  study,  as  well  as  a  number  who  were  skilled 
mechanics  in  those  higher  grades  of  industry.  The 
merchant  left  his  counting  room,  the  student  his 
books,  the  mechanic  his  workshop,  the  farmer  his 
plow,  and  stood  shoulder  to  shoulder  in  the  ranks  for 
the  one  grand  object — the  suppression  of  the  Rebellion 


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and  the  restoration  of  the  old  flag.  The  field  officers 
of  the  Sixth,  with  one  exception,  had  already  been 
baptized  with  fire,  and  quite  a  large  number  of  the 
rank  and  file  had  seen  active  service  in  the  three 
months'  campaign.  John  L.  Chatfield  of  Waterbury 
was  commissioned  as  Colonel;  Wm.  G.  Ely  of  Nor 
wich,  Lieut.  Colonel ;  John  Speidel  of  Bridgeport,  as 
Major. 

The  first  company  that  reported  on  the  ground  was 
from  Windham  County — Thomas  K.  Bates  of  Brook 
lyn,  Conn.,  as  Captain.  Three  companies  were  fur 
nished  from  New  Haven,  viz  :  Company  "C,"  Capt. 
Daniel  Klein ;  Company  "  F,"  Captain  Lewis  C. 
Allen,  Jr.;  Company  "  K,"  Captain  Henry  G.  Gerrish. 
Company  "  B,"  Captain  Benjamin  F.  Prouty,  was 
from  Hartford  and  the  adjoining  towns.  Company 
"  D,"  Captain  Lorenzo  Meeker,  was  recruited  princi 
pally  from  Stamford  and  Greenwich.  Waterbury 
and  the  towns  along  the  Naugatuck  Valley  furnished 
the  members  of  Company  "  E,"  Captain  Edward  P. 
Hudson.  Company  "  G,"  Captain  John  N.  Tracy, 
was  mainly  from  New  Britain.  Company  "  H," 
Captain  Henry  Biebel,  was  called  a  Bridgeport  com 
pany,  although  most  of  the  members  were  recruited 
in  towns  and  cities  north  of  New  Haven.  Company 
"  I,"  Captain  Thomas  Boudren,  was  from  Bridgeport, 
yet  the  adjoining  towns  contributed  largely  to  her 
quota. 


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The  companies,  although  formed  under  each  letter, 
were  not  full  when  they  reported  in  camp,  yet  recruits 
rapidly  arriving  soon  swelled  the  ranks  to  the  maxi 
mum  number.  The  camp  at  Oyster  Point  was  but 
the  primary  school  that  was  to  fit  us  for  the  more 
stern  duties  of  the  field,  and  very  little  care  was 
bestowed  upon  our  future  movements,  nor  did  we 
deem  it  wise  to  dwell  upon  the  hardships  of  the 
soldier's  life  when  in  the  enemy's  country.  We  had 
some  faint  ideas  of  what  might  be,  and  while  we 
could  exclude  these  thoughts  from  our  minds  we 
considered  it  best  to  do  so,  knowing  full  well  that 
trials  would  come  soon  enough.  Our  duties  in  camp 
were  not  arduous,  and  we  patrolled  our  "  beat  "  with 
unloaded  muskets  and  kept  a  vigilant  watch  over  the 
commissary  stores  at  night,  exercising  as  much  care 
as  in  guarding  the 'outposts  in  an  enemy's  land.  We 
would  occasionally  glance  at  the  future  and  try  to 
study  its  mysteries.  There  was  considerable  pleas 
ure  in  the  camp  of  the  old  Sixth,  as  well  as  its 
sorrows,' and  the  time  was  well  occupied  in  various 
ways  and  the  days  glided  swiftly  by.  Friends  were 
not  wanting1  to  regale  our  palates  with  choice  food  to 
supercede  the  rations  of  Uncle  Sam,  and  to  ply  all 
manner  of  questions  regarding  our  general  health 
and  condition.  Such  questions  as  "  Did  we  sleep  on 
feather  beds  ?"  and  "  We  surely  could  not  be  expected 
to  keep  awake  all  night  on  guard?"  and  '  Don't  they 


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furnish  butter  on  bread  and    milk  in  coffee?"     All 
these  questions  met  with  a  ready  response,  and  we 
informed  our  careful  friends  that  there  was  nothing 
like   getting  used   to  these   things,  and   Uncle   Sam 
would   not    probably    see   us    suffer    while    so    many 
patriots  wanted  a  contract  to  furnish   supplies.     Our 
drilling  was  not  very  proficient  during  the  first  few 
days  of  camp  life,  from  the  fact  that  the  camp  was 
filled  every  day  with  the  friends  of  the  regiment,  and 
the  soldiers  not  having  their  uniforms,  it  was  rather 
hard  to   determine  who  were  enlisted  in   the  service 
and  who  were  the  visitors.     It  is  nothing  detrimental 
to    say  that   perhaps  we  "  smelt  the   battle  afar  off," 
and  anticipated  a  succession  of  drills  when  we  were 
removed   from   our  friends  and   the   pleasant   scenes 
that   surrounded  us  in   New   Haven.     But  after   we 
received  our  uniforms   and  rifles,   which  was  a  few 
days  before  our  departure,  it  gave  a  new  impetus. 
Then  the  boys  began  to  feel   that  they  were  really 
soldiers.     We  would  don  the  army  blue,  and  with  a 
pair  of  Uncle  Sam's  brogans  upon  our  feet,  the  boys 
would  respond  to  the  order  to  "fall  in."  with  great 
alacrity  ;  and  then  such  a  tramp  with  the  "  tan-yards  " 
upon    the    parade   ground    was    a    sight  amusing   to 
behold ;  and  woe  be  to  that  individual  who  had  corns 
upon  his  feet  when  such  a  piece  of  sole  leather  hap 
pened  to  light  upon  them.     Under  the  efficient  leader 
ship  of  our  beloved  Colonel,  a  brief  period  sufficed 


i^  Sixth  Connecticut 

to  acquaint  us  with  a  soldier's  varied  duties.  Each 
soldier  received  from  Uncle  Sam  the  usual  equipment 
of  kitchen  utensils,  which  consisted  of  tin  cup  and 
plate,  together  with  a  knife,  fork  and  spoon,  and  the 
men  require  no  drilling  to  learn  their  use.  If  the 
order  to  capture  a  rebel  fort  was  responded  to  with 
as  much  speed  as  the  boys  obeyed  the  call  to  "fall  in 
for  rations,"  the  cause  of  the  Union  would  not  suffer 
defeat  at  the  hands  of  its  defenders. 

But  all  things  have 'an  end,  and  so  it  was  with  our 
pleasant  camp  at  Oyster  Point.  After  receiving  the 
usual  articles  necessary  for  transportation,  we  re 
ceived  our  marching  orders.  There  was  the  usual 
bustle  and  excitement  incident  to  breaking  up  a 
camp  of  soldiers,  and  each  one  felt  that  the  time  for 
parting  with  friends  had  come.  Friendly  greetings 
were  heard  on  every  hand.  Many  hearty  hand-shakes 
and  "  God  bless  you,"  were  given  with  a  will,  and  not 
a  few  were  bathed  in  tears  as  the  last  good-bye  was 
said.  Many  fond  parents  bade  farewell  to  sons  for 
the  last  time  on  earth.  Lovers  greeted  those  whose 
ties  of  affection  and  sympathy  endeared  them  to  each 
other,  and  fondly  cherished  the  hope  that  they  would 
meet  again  when  the  war  was  over.  Our  city  fathers 
were  not  lacking  in  their  praise  at  our  soldierly  bear 
ing,  and  extended  a  prayerful  wish  for  a  speedy  and 
triumphant  return  to  our  home  and  loved  ones. 
One  good  old  man,  the  Hon.  James  Brewster,  from 


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whose  name  Company  "F"  Was  called  Brewster 
Rifles,  appeared  in  camp  to  the  company  he  was  so 
endeared  to,  and  made  them  a  speech,  recounting  the 
hardships  and  perils  of  a  soldier's  life,  and  expressing 
a  wish  to  hear  a  good  report  from  Company  "  F." 
As  we  gazed  upon  the  venerable  aspect  of  this  good 
man,  whose  counsel  and  judgment  were  entitled  to  so 
much  respect,  we  could  not  but  inwardly  resolve  that 
our  best  efforts  should  be  put  forth  in  defense  of  the 
sacred  liberties  which  had  been  such  a  strong  bul 
wark  to  our  nation.  Many  were  affected  to  tears 
during  his  address,  and  I  doubt  not  the  memory  of 
that  hour  made  a  lasting  impression  on  many  hearts 
present  as  he  closed  with  an  old  man's  blessing. 


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CHAPTER   II. 

Tuesday,  Sept.  17,  was  ushered  in  by  a  warm  sun 
and  a  genial  atmosphere,  which  only  served  to  in 
crease  our  interest  in  the  busy  scenes  that  were  before 
us,  for  we  were  all  aware  that  the  old  Sixth  would 
soon  be  en  route  for  the  seat  of  war.  The  colonel 
and  staff  were  busy  issuing  orders,  captains  of  com 
panies  were  instructed  to  issue  no  passes  to  leave 
camp,  and  so  far  as  was  practicable  all  visitors  were 
excluded  from  the  precincts  of  the  camp  proper. 
The  cooks  were  busy  preparing  our  rations,  and 
every  one  seemed  to  think  himself  an  important  per 
sonage  around  the  cook's  tent.  As  the  day  wore  on 
the  clouds  began  to  thicken,  portending  a  storm,  and 
as  the  call  was  sounded  by  the  drummers  at  2  o'clock 
to  "strike  tents,"  the  rain  came  down  copiously. 
We  rolled  up  the  wet  canvass  as  expeditiously  as 
possible,  which  was  quickly  loaded  on  our  army 
wagons,  together  with  other  camp  equipage. 

We  received  two  days'  rations  for  our  haversacks, 
consisting  of  boiled  ham  and  hard  bread,  to  nourish 
the  inner  man,  and  were  soon  in  line  for  our  departure, 


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but  the  usual  delays  incident  to  such  an  occasion 
kept  us  in  line  about  three  hours.  5  o'clock  came, 
and  with  it  the  order  to  "Forward,  march."  The 
band  struck  up  "The  gal  I  left  behind  me,"  and  we 
marched  through  the  rain  and  mud  to  Belle  Dock. 
The  rain  did  not  dampen  the  ardor  of  the  boys  nor 
decrease  the  patriotism  of  the  citizens  of  the  Elm 
City.  Handkerchiefs  from  fair  ones  waved  us  adieu  ; 
men  shouted  "  God  bless  the  boys,"  together  with 
the  martial  music  of  the  band  to  increase  the  enthu 
siasm,  made  our  departure  from  New  Haven  pleasant 
to  contemplate.  Pleasant,  from  the  fact  that  we 
felt  that  the  prayers  and  best  wishes  of  our  good 
people  would  go  with  us,  as  incentives  to  noble 
principles  and  holy  action.  We  embarked  on  the 
steamer  Elm  City  and  soon  stretched  ourselves  on 
the  several  decks  and  in  the  cabin,  glad  enough  for  a 
chance  to  rest  ourselves,  for  the  rain  had  drenched  us 
through  to  the  skin.  The  boat  left  her  moorings  at 
8  o'clock,  and  when  we  awoke  we  found  ourselves 
alongside  the  dock  at  Jersey  City.  For  some  un 
known  reason  we  did  not  disembark  till  about  noon. 
At  2  p.  M.  we  left  by  rail  for  the  capital  of  the  nation. 
Arriving  at  Philadelphia  we  were  entertained  at  the 
Union  Refreshment  Rooms  with  a  bountiful  collation, 
which  was  indeed  refreshing  to  the  inner  man,  and  it 
also  gave  evidence  of  a  large  stock  of  loyalty  on  the 
part  of  the  good  people  of  that  city.  Every  regiment 


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passing  through  the  city  were  made  heartily  welcome 
to  their  hospitality,  and  none  will  ever  forget  the 
hearty  cheers  and  the  "  God  speed  "  which  was  heard 
on  every  hand. 

Leaving  Philadelphia,  our  next  stopping  place  was 
at  Perryville,  where  we  arrived  at  8  o'clock  in  the 
evening.  We  were  delayed  here  about  two  hours, 
and  were  then  ferried  across  the  river  to  Havre-de- 
Grace,  when  we  again  started  by  rail  for  Baltimore, 
arriving  there  at  10  p.  M.  No  cheers  for  the  Union 
soldier  startled  our  ears  at  this  place.  No  demon 
stration  of  delight  at  our  arrival,  but  all  seemed 
sullen,  and  their  actions  showed  more  of  a  secession 
spirit  than  otherwise.  We  were  ordered  to  fix  bay 
onets  before  we  crossed  the  city,  for  the  memory  of 
the  Massachusetts  Sixth  who  had  preceded  us  was 
not  forgotten,  and  a  repetition  of  those  scenes  would 
not  have  found  us  unprepared.  The  spilled  blood  of 
the  Massachusetts  Sixth  will  ever  be  a  stain  upon  the 
records  of  the  Monumental  City  while  this  generation 
inhabits  this  mundane  sphere. 

We  crossed  the  city  to  the  depot  where  we  found 
cars  waiting  to  transport  us  to  Washington.  We 
were  huddled  aboard  cars  that  we  understood  were 
used  to  transport  cattle  the  day  previous,  and  we  had 
no  reason  to  disbelieve  the  report,  for  the  muck  and 
filth  covered  the  floors  to  such  a  depth  that  anything 
short  of  a  pair  of  Uncle  Sam's  "tan-yards"  would 


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have  been  lost  sight  of  in  a  short  time.  However, 
we  accepted  the  situation,  believing  that  it  all  made 
up  the  three  years  of  a  soldier's  life.  We  arrived 
in  Washington  on  the  i9th,  at  6  o'clock  in  the 
morning,  very  much  fatigued  by  our  wearisome  ride 
in  the  cattle  cars,  wishing,  longing,  hoping,  for  what 
the  soldier  calls  "  a  good  square  meal."  We  expected 
Washington  would  not  be  behind  Philadelphia  in 
this  respect,  and  after  stacking  our  arms  and  waiting 
patiently  for  about  two  hours  our  ears  were  startled 
by  that  sound  so  welcome  to  every  soldier,  "  Fall  in 
for  rations."  They  marched  us  into  a  building  hav 
ing  a  sign  over  the  door  reading  "  Soldiers'  Retreat." 
Visions  of  cold  ham  and  soft  bread  appeared  unto  us, 
and  that  beverage,  which  always  cheers  but  does  not 
inebriate,  we  thought  we  smelt  afar  off;  but  alas,  for 
a  soldier's  hopes.  What  a  sight  greeted  our  eyes  as 
we  filed  into  that  building.  Three  long  rows  of 
tables,  running  the  length  of  the  building,  were  piled 
up  with  chunks  of  half  boiled  pork  which  looked  as 
if  they  had  been  cut  from  the  hog  when  just  killed, 
for  the  bristles  were  long  enough  to  lift  up  each  piece 
by.  A  quantity  of  stale  and  musty  bread  and  some 
very  muddy  coffee,  completed  our  bill  of  fare.  We 
had  not  anticipated  such  a  re-treat  as  this  ;  however, 
we  felt  that  it  was  nothing  like  getting  used  to  these 
things,  and  we  did  retreat  and  got  our  breakfast  at 
the  eating  houses.  We  had  a  few  hours  to  see  the 


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sights  of  the  city,  and  improved  them  by  a  visit  to 
the  Capitol  and  House  of  Representatives,  also  the 
Senate  chamber,  where  some  of  the  boys  sat  down  in 
the  chair  which  Jeff.  Davis  had  vacated,  just  to  see  how 
it  would  seem.  Others  made  impromptu  speeches 
on  the  great  questions  which  were  agitating  our 
country. 

The  camp  which  was  assigned  to  us  was  out  to 
Meridian  Hill,  about  four  miles  from  the  capitol,  and 
thither  we  marched  and  pitched  our  tents,  and  were 
quite  willing  to  enjoy  a  comfortable  snooze  when  the 
drums  beat  the  tatoo. 

The  Sixth  was  brigaded  with  the  Fourth  and  Sev 
enth  New  Hampshire  and  the  Seventh  Connecticut, 
which  arrived  the  next  day,  all  under  command  of 
Brig.  Gen.  H.  G.  Wright. 

A  member  of  Co.  "  B  "  was  taken  ill  when  but  a 
few  days  in  camp,  and  was  removed  to  Columbia 
Hospital,  where  he  died  of  congestion  of  the  brain 
on  the  26th  of  September.  This  was  the  first  death 
since  our  organization.  Death  claimed  another  vic 
tim  in  a  member  of  Co.  "  F,"  Theodore  Gibbons  by 
name.  He  died  on  the  yth  of  October. 

The  twenty  days  of  our  camp  life  in  Washington 
was  one  unceasing  drill :  morning  drills  by  the  ser 
geants,  before  breakfast ;  company  drill  after  that 
meal  was  over ;  then  the  brigade  drill  after  dinner, 
taken  with  our  other  duties,  made  our  time  pretty 


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much  all  occupied.  We  began  to  see  in  these  extra 
duties  the  inner  life  of  a  soldier,  and  our  proficiency 
in  drill  was  manifest  from  day  to  day,  yet  as  we  heard 
of  the  clash  of  war  and  read  the  accounts  of  skir 
mishes,  we  longed  to  be  at  the  front  where  we  might 
participate  in  those  stirring  scenes.  Several  times 
during  our  camp  life  here,  we  were  called  into  line 
and  extra  rounds  of  cartridges  given  us,  writh  the 
orders  to  hold  ourselves  in  readiness  to  move  at  a 
moment's  notice,  but  as  often  dismissed  to  await  the 
next  call. 

On  the  8th  day  of  October  we  left  Washington  by 
rail  for  Annapolis,  Maryland,  and  arrived  there  after 
a  wearisome  ride  of  twelve  hours.  We  were  quar 
tered  in  the  Navy  Yard  for  a  few  days,  which  gave  us 
an  opportunity  of  seeing  a  few  of  the  relics  of  the 
war  of  1812.  Many  ancient  looking  swords,  old  flint 
lock  muskets  and  wooden  canteens  were  among  the 
collection.  A  few  days  passed  and  we  went  outside 
the  town  and  pitched  our  tents  near  a  grove  of  fine 
old  trees,  where  we  might  have  better  facilities  for 
drilling,  &c.  We  were  inspected  several  times  by 
prominent  officers  of  the  regular  army,  which  gave 
evidence  of  some  movement  or  other  on  foot,  and  a 
short  time  elapsed  ere  it  was  noised  abroad  that  we 
were  going  on  an  expedition. 

The  i9th  of  October  found  us  all  packed  up  and 
tramping  up  the  gang-planks  of  the  steamers  to  sail 

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on  the  great  expedition,  with  sealed  orders,  under 
Gen.  Sherman.  The  right  wing  of  our  regiment  was 
assigned  to  the  steamship  Marion,  the  left  wing  to 
the  steamer  Parkersburg.  There  were  seventeen 
regiments  in  all,  and  thirty-three  steam  transports  to 
hold  us,  besides  quite  a  fleet  of  gunboats,  made  up 
the  entire  fleet.  Such  formidable  looking  boats  pre 
sented  to  our  vision,  gave  evidence  of  something 
else  beside  a  mere  excursion.  We  knew  that  hard 
work  and  fighting  were  before  us  and  that  only  a  few 
days  would  elapse  ere  we  should  see  the  rebel  soil. 
Weighing  anchor,  we  passed  down  the  bay  to 
Hampton  Roads,  Va.,  where  we  remained  several 
days,  waiting  like  Micawber,  for  something  to  turn 
up.  Finally,  the  union  jack  gave  the  signal  for  sail 
ing,  and  glad  enough  were  we  at  the  prospect  of  soon 
being  able  to  step  on  terra  firma  once  more.  Two 
days  out  from  Hampton  Roads  we  experienced  a 
terrible  storm  at  sea,  and  for  several  hours  the  pros 
pects  of  seeing  anything  but  a  broken  wreck  and 
finding  a  watery  grave,  were  exceedingly  dubious. 
Wave  after  wave  poured  over  us.  The  hatches  were 
fastened  and  everything  on  deck  was  lashed  tight  to 
prevent  being  washed  away.  The  red  glare  of  the 
lightning,  with  the  terrific  peals  of  thunder,  made  the 
scene  awfully  grand.  Now  in  the  trough  of  the  sea 
and  another  moment  upon  the  crest  of  the  waves, 
with  all  on  board  terribly  sea-sick,  was  a  picture  not 


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very  pleasant  to  dwell  upon.  Our  fleet  became  scat 
tered  and  two  vessels  were  sunk ;  others  had  horses 
washed  overboard ;  while  another  was  forced  to 
throw  into  the  deep  her  entire  armament,  which  con 
sisted  of  some  improved  guns  which  we  expected 
would  do  some  very  effective  service.  A  merciful 
Providence  permitted  us  to  outride  the  storm  and 
once  more  see  the  scattered  fleet  all  together  again, 
save  those  that  went  to  the  bottom.  Many  a  prayer 
of  thankfulness  went  up  to  God  for  our  safe  deliver 
ance  from  such  a  storm. 

A  day  or  two  of  pleasant  sailing  brought  us  at 
anchor  in  the  harbor  of  Port  Royal,  South  Carolina, 
with  two  very  formidable  looking  rebel  batteries  on 
either  side  of  the  harbor.  Here  we  saw  that  our 
mission  was  to  reduce  these  works  and  gain  a  foot 
hold  on  South  Carolina  soil.  The  rebel  soldiers  gazed 
at  us  from  their  strongholds,  and  two  very  scaly  look 
ing  gunboats  ventured  down  from  their  hiding  place  a 
short  distance  above  the  batteries,  and  sent  us  their 
compliments  in  the  shape  of  a  few  shells  for  about 
the  space  of  half  an  hour,  but  with  no  damage  to  our 
fleet;  but  as  soon  as  one  of  Uncle  Sam's  boats  gave 
them  a  few  messengers  of  war,  they  were  glad  enough 
to  change  front  to  the  rear  and  troubled  us  no  more 
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CHAPTER  III. 

The  yth  of  November,  1861,  will  ever  remain  in 
the  history  of  the  war  as  one  in  which  a  grand  victory 
perched  upon  the  banner  of  the  Union  ;  when  treason 
and  rebellion  received  a  blow  from  which  they  never 
fully  recovered.  The  members  of  the  old  Sixth  will 
not  soon  forget  the  events  that  transpired.  Our  gun 
boats  were  occupied  several  hours  in  getting  into 
position  to  do  the  most  effective  service,  and  after 
forming  into  a  circle,  with  the  grand  old  frigate 
Wabash  taking  the  lead,  they  sailed  around  once  and 
then  opened  fire  upon  those  strongholds  of  rebellion. 
The  enemy  were  evidently  expecting  something  of 
the  kind,  for  they  returned  the  fire  with  great  prompt 
ness.  Fort  Walker,  on  Hilton  Head,  seemed  deter 
mined  to  drive  the  Union  fleet  away  from  the  harbor, 
while  Fort  Beauregard,  on  Bay  Point,  which  was 
opposite,  played  comparatively  a  small  part,  for  all 
her  shell  fell  short  of  the  mark.  As  the  boats  moved 
nearer  and  nearer  the  engagement  became  more  gen 
eral,  and  shot  and  shell  flew  like  hail  through  the  air ; 
those  of  the  enemy  doing  little  execution,  while  our 


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shells  seemed  to  stir  up  the  sand  around  and  in  their 
batteries  at  almost  every  fire.  The  troops  on  the 
transports  watched  the  engagement  with  intense  in 
terest,  while  broadside  after  broadside  were  poured 
into  those  doomed  works  of  treason.  Orders  were 
signalled  to  have  the  troops  prepare,  in  light  march 
ing  order,  to  land  at  short  notice.  We  were  confident 
the  battle  would  be  short  and  decisive,  as  the  rebels 
could  not  withstand  such  terrible  odds.  As  the  bat 
tle  raged,  our  boats  directed  a  part  of  their  fire  into 
the  woods  that  skirted  the  shore  on  Hilton  Head. 
What  could  that  be  for  ?  was  the  query  ;  when  it  was 
announced  that  the  rebels  were  routed  and  were 
retreating  through  the  woods  ;  and  such  we  learned 
to  be  a  fact,  as  they  could  easily  be  discerned  by  the 
glass,  making  their  escape  in  that  direction.  A  few 
more  well-directed  shots,  and  the  firing  ceased ;  then 
we  knew  the  victory  was  ours.  A  boat  was  lowered 
and  manned  by  a  picked  crew  of  man-of-wars  men, 
who  pulled  for  the  shore  with  great  speed,  landed  and 
made  their  way  into  the  fort  on  Hilton  Head  and 
raised  the  glorious  stars  and  stripes  on  the  rebel  flag 
staff.  Words  cannot  describe  the  events  that  followed 
in  a  few  brief  moments.  The  battle  had  been  waged 
precisely  five  hours  when  the  victory  was  announced. 
Liberty  was  triumphant  over  the  despotism  of  slavery. 
The  different  bands  on  the  steamers  struck  up  the 
national  airs,  songs  were  sung,  and  cheer  after  cheer 

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rent  the  air  from  thousands  of  throats,  while  the  loud 
huzzas  swept  through  the  fleet  like  a  whirlwind,  and 
not  a  few  prayers  arose  to  the  God  of  battles  for 
giving  us  such  a  signal  victory. 

Thus  was  witnessed  the  first  naval  engagement  of 
the  war.  Preparations  were  now  made  to  land  the 
troops,  as  it  was  feared  the  rebels  would  rally  and 
contest  the  possession.  The  Connecticut  troops  were 
selected  to  land  first,  and  the  Sixth,  with  Lieut.  Col. 
Ely  in  command,  were  put  aboard  the  steamer  Win- 
field  Scott,  while  the  Seventh,  under  Col.  Terry,  was 
in  boats  in  tow  of  the  steamer.  The  steamer  ran  as 
near  the  beach  as  she  could,  when  we  got  into  lighters 
and  jumped  into  the  swelling  surf — a  cold  bath  for  us 
at  10  o'clock  at  night,  with  water  up  to  armpits,  our 
arms  upstretched,  with  our  rifles  and  cartridge  boxes 
to  "keep  our  powder  dry;"  but  all  were  in  good 
spirits  and  seemed  willing  to  undergo  any  hardship 
to  save  the  Union  and  the  suppression  of  the  infernal 
Rebellion. 

We  took  possession  of  the  rebel  works  after  we 
landed,  without  making  any  formal  demand  therefor, 
and  not  until  we  landed  did  we  know  what  dreadful 
havoc  our  shells  had  made  ;  the  sight  beggars  descrip 
tion.  The  dead  and  wounded  lay  in  heaps,  and  the 
air  resounded  with  groans  and  petitions  for  help. 
We  built  huge  fires  to  dry  ourselves,  stationed  our 
pickets  and  lay  upon  our  arms,  not  daring  to  explore 


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the  island  very  far  the  first  night,  for  fear  of  an  am 
buscade.  The  night  was  spent  without  sleep,  as  we 
were  thoroughly  drenched  through,  and  we  were 
glad  to  hail  the  morning  light.  A  detachment  of 
three  companies  under  Lieut.  Col.  Ely  explored  the 
lower  part  of  the  island,  and  met  a  few  of  the  enemy 
who  had  not  succeeded  in  getting  away ;  had  a  brisk 
skirmish  with  them,  in  which  they  retreated.  The 
detachment  brought  into  camp  two  fine  brass  how 
itzers,  with  a  valuable  pair  of  horses,  besides  seventy 
other  horses,  six  mules,  six  wagons,  two  yoke  of 
oxen,  together  with  other  valuable  property  of  a 
total  value  of  $50,000;  but  no  credit  was  ever  given 
us,  not  even  a  quartermaster's  receipt. 

The  island  of  Hilton  Head  was  very  rich  and  fer 
tile ;  the  cotton  fields  were  ripe,  waiting  for  the 
second  picking.  The  palmetto  tree  was  green  and 
the  air  as  balmy  as  June.  Sweet  potatoes  were  plenty, 
to  be  had  for  the  digging.  Every  building  near  the 
fort  was  riddled  by  our  shells,  while  the  tents  were 
torn  into  shreds.  Our  surgeons  provided  for  the 
wounded  as  well  as  they  could  with  the  means  at 
hand.  Many  of  the  dead  were  literally  torn  to  atoms, 
and  some  wrere  half  buried  where  they  fell ;  guns 
were  dismounted,  army  wagons  smashed,  and  many 
fine  horses  and  mules  lay  in  heaps.  During  the  bom 
bardment,  a  rebel  gunner,  wearing  a  red  shirt,  was 
noticed  by  our  fleet  to  occupy  a  very  prominent 


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position  on  the  parapet,  and  was  seen  to  pat  his  gun 
every  time  he  fired  it,  and  we  found  one  arm  with  a 
piece  of  red  flannel  upon  it  near  the  gun,  which 
seemed  to  be  all  that  was  left  of  him  ;  he  was  evi 
dently  blown  to  atoms.  Those  who  succeeded  in 
getting  away  alive  must  have  beat  a  hasty  retreat,  for 
knapsacks,  blankets  and  rifles  lay  in  confusion  all 
around,  and  were  found  at  almost  every  step  for 
miles  through  the  woods.  The  armament  of  the  fort 
was  22  heavy  guns,  most  of  which  were  rifled  and  of 
the  most  approved  pattern  ;  and  two  heavy  globe-sight 
rifled  cannon,  the  gift  of  some  neutral  English  friends 
to  the  Confederate  States. 

For  a  short  time  Uncle  Sam's  rations  were  at  a  dis 
count,  as  the  trophies  of  war  in  live  stock  seemed 
abundant.  Pigs  were  roaming  at  will,  only  to  be 
confiscated  by  a  soldier ;  chickens  and  geese  were 
found  in  large  numbers,  and  we  regaled  our  palates 
with  sweet  potatoes,  sugar  cane,  roast  pig  and  broiled 
chickens.  The  commissary  stores  of  the  rebels  were 
probably  larger  at  this  time  than  during  the  latter 
days  of  the  confederacy.  But  after  a  while  of  sump 
tuous  living,  we  were  obliged  to  fall  back  on  our 
regular  salt  junk  and  hard  tack. 

After  the  stars  and  stripes,  the  State  flag  of  Connec 
ticut  was  the  first  to  wave  over  South  Carolina  soil,  and 
the  Connecticut  troops  made  the  first  advance  into 
the  interior.  120  head  of  beef  cattle,  numerous  pork- 


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ers,  large  quantities  of  chickens  and  other  fowls  were 
brought  in  from  the  adjoining  plantations  in  the  days 
that  followed,  but  these  latter  captures  had  to  be 
turned  over  to  the  Quartermaster,  except  occasionally 
some  fowl  or  porker  that  was  slyly  appropriated  by  a 
soldier  for  a  "  side  dish  "  to  accompany  the  junk  and 
tack.  We  made  frequent  skirmishes  over  the  island, 
but  the  foe  had  departed  and  the  negroes  were  the 
sole  occupants  of  the  homes  of  their  masters.  The 
groves  of  orange  trees  at  Seabrook's  plantation  were 
very  fragrant,  and  the  ripe  fruit  was  quickly  disposed 
of  as  contraband  of  war.  We  scouted  out  to  the 
plantation  owned  by  one  Graham,  which  was  about 
five  miles  from  Hilton  Head.  There  we  found  quite 
a  village  of  negroes,  who  seemed  pleased  to  see  the 
"  Yankees,"  as  they  termed  us ;  and  on  our  inquiry  as 
to  the  whereabouts  of  their  masters,  their  reply  was, 
"I  dunno,  massa ;  dun  gone  for  true  dis  time;  spect 
him  a  right  smart  way  off."  The  plantation  of 
"  Squire  Pope,"  as  the  negroes  called  him,  was  a 
lovely  place,  indeed.  The  fine  old  southern  mansion 
was  situated  in  a  large  grove  of  live  oak  trees,  with 
ample  grounds  neatly  fenced.  Large  groves  of  orange 
trees,  whose  fragrance  filled  the  air  and  gave  evidence 
of  the  home  of  contentment  and  wealth,  but  the 
occupants  had  fled  and  left  their  household  goods  to 
the  mercy  of  the  soldiers.  Two  spacious  libraries 
were  in  the  house,  filled  with  books.  Heavy  plate 


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glass  mirrors  and  fine  oil  paintings  adorned  the 
walls,  which,  together  with  the  rich  furniture,  made 
the  place  seem  too  good  to  be  destroyed  by  the  ruth 
less  hand  of  war. 

Our  forces  were  busily  engaged  in  unloading  the 
transports  of  their  cargoes;  piles  of  lumber  were 
brought  ashore  and  three  large  storehouses  were 
erected  on  the  island  to  hold  Uncle  Sam's  rations; 
and  everything  indicated  that  Uncle  Sam  was  to  hold 
possession.  Wheelbarrows,  pickaxes  and  shovels 
were  numerous,  and  we  soon  learned  their  use.  A 
long  line  of  earthworks  was  thrown  up  by  the  troops 
for  protection  from  any  advance  that  might  be  made. 
While  we  remained  at  Hilton  Head  we  became  very 
proficient  with  the  shovel  and  pick,  and  for  a  time 
our  rifles  became  rusty ;  but  the  same  could  not  be 
said  of  our  shovels. 

The  early  months  of  winter,  1862-3,  the  Sixth  re 
mained  on  the  island,  perfecting  themselves  in  drill 
and  awaiting  orders ;  and  the  2oth  of  January  found 
us  with  orders  to  embark  on  a  secret  expedition  under 
Gen.  Wright.  We  were  hurried  aboard  of  the  steamer 
Cosmopolitan,  a  boat  much  too  small  to  accommo 
date  our  regiment ;  but  we  were  informed  that  our 
stay  aboard  would  be  of  brief  duration — perhaps 
only  a  day  or  two  would  elapse  before  we  should 
land.  We  accepted  the  situation,  as  it  all  made  up 
the  three  years  of  a  soldier's  life.  A  storm  set  in  and 


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kept  the  fleet  in  the  harbor  for  nearly  a  week ;  after 
which  we  weighed  anchor  and  dropped  down  to 
Warsaw  Sound,  Ga.,  with  the  idea  of  avoiding  Fort 
Pulaski  and  capturing  Savannah  by  the  way  of  an 
inlet.  A  long  experiment  was  made  by  our  gun 
boats,  while  the  transports  with  the  troops  lay  in 
Warsaw  Sound.  Commodore  Tatnall,  of  the  rebel 
navy,  with  his  "mosquito  fleet,"  as  it  was  named, 
made  several  assaults  on  our  gunboats,  but  was  in 
variably  compelled  to  withdraw  without  any  advan 
tage  gained.  Our  condition  on  shipboard  was  de 
plorable  ;  so  cramped  were  we  for  room  that  when 
we  lay  on  the  decks  at  night  one  could  not  walk 
among  the  sleeping  forms  without  stepping  on  a 
soldier.  For  sixteen  days  we  were  fed  on  salt  pork 
and  beef,  and  no  vegetables,  with  hard  tack  that  was 
full  of  vermin,  and  water  that  had  been  put  in  kero 
sene  oil  barrels  three  months  before.  The  water  was 
so  thick  in  one  barrel  that  the  writer  saw,  it  could  be 
lifted  up  on  the  finger.  It  was  so  nauseating  and 
foul  that  when  poured  into  the  sea,  the  water  was 
discolored  by  it.  We  had  no  water  to  cleanse  our 
bodies,  save  what  the  sea  afforded,  and  salt  water 
without  soap  is  not  very  good  to  cleanse  with.  Dirt 
and  filth  prevailed  to  an  alarming  extent,  and  "gray- 
backs,"  as  the  boys  called  them,  accumulated  upon 
our  bodies  in  a  fearful  manner.  As  one  Dutchman 
expressed  it,  he  had  lice  so  big,  "  shust  like  wheat." 


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None  were  exempt  from  these  pests,  from  the  Colonel 
down.  So  alarming  was  our  condition  that  the  whole 
brigade  was  ordered  ashore  that  we  might  bathe  and 
wash  our  clothes  while  the  boats  were  fumigated. 
Scarcely  had  we  landed  ere  the  whole  beach  presented 
a  ludicrous  appearance — a  sight  of  which  a  "  special 
artist  "  might  envy — that  of  a  brigade  of  soldiers 
stripped  to  the  waist,  picking  off  these  vermin.  We 
remained  ashore  one  day  and  then  returned  to  our 
old  quarters  on  board  the  ship,  and  in  a  short  time 
were  as  filthy  as  ever.  Severe  sickness  in  the  form  of 
"  spotted  fever  "  broke  out  in  the  ranks  of  the  Sixth 
in  consequence,  and  became  so  aggravating  that  there 
was  an  average  of  four  or  five  deaths  daily.  Large 
strong  men  were  attacked  in  the  morning  and  before 
night  were  dead.  It  baffled  the  skill  of  our  surgeons, 
who  worked  with  untiring  zeal  to  break  up  this 
dread  malady.  Death  seemed  near  at  hand ;  and  to 
pass  away  by  a  foul  disease  contracted  by  being  kept 
amid  such  filth  was  hard  to  contemplate.  All  ex 
pressed  a  desire  rather  to  face  all  the  guns  of  the 
rebel  army  than  to  meet  death  in  this  manner. 

A  religious  interest  sprang  up  and  prayer  meetings 
were  held  in  the  cabins  every  evening.  Many  were 
converted  and  a  large  number  professed  Christ  as 
their  only  hope.  The  Division  Surgeon  came  on 
board  and  pronounced  our  condition  as  a  very  criti 
cal  one,  and  said  we  must  be  sent  back  to  Hilton 


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Head  to  recruit;  so  back  we  went,  although  we 
would  have  preferred  to  go  with  the  fleet  if  our  quar 
ters  had  been  suitable  to  stay  in.  News  of  our  ill 
ness  reached  the  Head  before  we  did,  and  when  we 
landed,  there  were  none  to  bid  us  welcome ;  all  the 
soldiers  kept  at  a  safe  distance.  We  pitched  our 
camp  on  the  old  parade  ground  of  the  Ninth  Maine 
Regiment,  but  no  soldiers  ventured  near  to  greet  us, 
as  is  usual  on  such  occasions.  One  regiment  sent  us 
some  coffee,  bringing  it  as  far  as  our  camp  guard  and 
leaving  it  for  us  to  take  at  our  pleasure. 

Being  once  more  on  mother  earth,  with  plenty  of 
exercise  and  the  facilities  for  keeping  clean,  the  regi 
ment  rapidly  improved  in  health,  deaths  became  less 
frequent,  and  we  felt  like  ourselves  once  more.  As 
soon  as  practicable  we  were  detailed  to  work  on  the 
fortifications,  and  the  pick  and  shovel  were  not  al 
lowed  to  rust.  The  2oth  of  March  again  found  us 
under  marching  orders ;  this  time  our  destination 
was  Dawfuskie  Island.  We  embarked  in  the  morn 
ing  and  landed  at  10  o'clock  at  night;  marched 
through  the  woods  to  the  end  of  the  island  opposite 
Fort  Pulaski.  A  drenching  rain  made  our  march 
very  wearisome,  and  we  were  glad  enough  to  find  a 
chance  for  rest  a  short  time  before  daybreak. 

Dawfuski  Island  was  a  beautiful  place.  The  groves 
of  orange  and  fig  trees  were  in  blossom  and  their 
fragrance  filled  the  air.  The  pomegranate  and  per- 


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simmon  looked  fine  indeed,  and  the  plantations  were 
beautified  with  many  choice  flowers  in  full  bloom. 
The  Sixth  made  several  reconnoissances  up  New 
River,  toward  Savannah,  and  watched  the  enemy  in 
that  direction.  Part  of  our  regiment  was  selected  to 
occupy  Jones  Island,  which  was  on  the  Savannah 
River,  about  midway  between  Fort  Pulaski  and  the 
city.  A  few  companies  of  the  Forty-eighth  New 
York  Regiment  had  preceded  us  and  were  engaged 
in  building  a  fort  to  prevent  the  enemy  from  rein 
forcing  Pulaski.  We  built  a.  corduroy  road  across 
the  island  by  laying  several  tiers  of  logs  across  each 
other;  and  it  was  with  extreme  difficulty  we  could 
gain  a  foothold,  as  the  mud  was  so  soft  we  would 
slip  and  go  down  knee  deep  into  the  mud.  None  but 
Connecticut  Yankees  would  have  thought  it  possible 
to  fortify  themselves  in  such  a  place.  There  was  not  a 
tree  or  shrub  on  the  whole  island ;  nothing  but  tall 
rank  sea  grass.  We  pitched  our  tents  in  the  mud  ; 
banked  them  up  with  mud,  and  it  was  mud  every 
where.  At  some  of  the  high  tides  the  entire  island 
was  covered  with  water  to  the  depth  of  several  inches. 
The  writer  has  a  vivid  recollection  of  being  awakened 
one  night  with  the  water  surging  into  his  ears,  and 
we  were  all  obliged  to  get  up  from  our  bed  of  sea 
grass  and  wait  for  the  tide  to  recede,  with  no  more 
sleep  that  night.  The  confederacy  and  its  leaders  did 
not  receive  very  flattering  compliments  from  the 


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Union  soldiers  about  this  time,  or  the  writer's  ears 
deceived  him. 

We  managed,  however,  by  excessive  labor,  to  build 
a  fort  of  mud,  with  the  assistance  of  a  few  bags  of 
sand  which  we  got  out  of  the  river  when  the  tide  was 
low.  The  hot  southern  sun  baked  the  mud  quite 
hard  as  we  piled  it  up,  and  by  degrees  we  managed 
to  get  a  foundation  secure  enough  to  mount  nine 
heavy  guns,  which  we  drew  across  the  island  by  night. 
The  task  was  very  laborious,  and  many  gave  way  to 
fevers  and  other  diseases,  which  made  extra  duty  for 
those  who  managed  to  survive.  Day  after  day  we 
worked  in  mud  and  water  up  to  our  knees.  The 
gnats  and  mosquitos  were  so  thick  we  tied  cloths 
around  our  heads  to  get  a  partial  relief  from  the 
insects.  Our  water  for  cooking  and  drinking  pur 
poses  we  got  from  the  river;  it  was  brackish  and 
insipid  enough,  and  many  sighed  for  a  cooling 
draught  from  the  old  oaken  buckets  of  our  northern 
homes. 


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CHAPTER    IV. 

The  batteries  on  Tybee  Island  being  already  very 
strongly  entrenched  (the  mortars  out  of  sight  of  the 
fort),  everything  appeared  ready  for  the  battle. 
The  Seventh  Connecticut  was  assigned  the  duty  of 
serving  at  the  mortar  batteries  and  other  troops  were 
on  duty  at  the  rifled  guns.  The  work  before  us 
seemed  no  easy  task,  considering  the  strength  of  the 
enemy.  Fort  Pulaski's  walls  were  seven  feet  thick 
and  mounted  one  tier  of  guns  in  embrasures  and  on 
en  barbette.  It  was  a  huge  five-sided  fortress  and  was 
said  to  have  been  built  by  a  Connecticut  Yankee. 
Twenty  guns,  including  ro-inch  Columbiads,  bore 
upon  our  batteries  at  Tybee,  which  had  a  decidedly 
unpleasant  look.  Col.  Olmstead,  the  commander  of 
Pulaski,  was  once  more  and  for  the  last  time  invited 
to  surrender;  but  he  sternly  refused  by  saying  he  was 
put  there  to  defend  the  fort  and  not  surrender  it. 
Our  batteries  opened  the  ball  at  8  o'clock  on  the 
morning  of  the  roth  of  April  by  a  signal  gun  from 
battery  Halleck.  Simultaneously  all  the  guns  and 
mortars  blazed  away  with  such  a  deafening  roar  that 


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the  very  island  itself  seemed  to  shake  in  its  marshy 
anchorage.  From  that  hour  onward  till  the  surren 
der,  the  artillery  fire  against  the  solid  masonry  of 
Pulaski's  walls  was  terrific.  The  rebels  replied  vig 
orously  and  in  a  determined  manner.  The  smoke 
was  so  dense  that  the  sun  was  obscured.  At  a  quar 
ter  to  eleven  o'clock  the  rebel  flag-staff  was  shot  away 
and  the  rebel  rag  tumbled  down.  This  was  hailed 
w^ith  intense  cheers  and  seemed  to  add  new  zeal  to 
the  soldiers  who  manned  our  guns.  The  distance 
between  the  combatants  was  at  least  a  mile,  yet  it 
was  very  evident  that  nearly  all  our  shots  were  tell 
ing.  Our  solid  shot  brought  away  great  piles  of 
masonry  and  clouds  of  brick  dust  filled  the  air.  All 
day  long  an  incessant  fire  was  kept  up,  and  at  night 
the  mortar  batteries  sent  their  compliments  while  the 
others  ceased.  At  daylight  the  next  morning  the 
battle  was  resumed  with  its  accustomed  vigor,  and  in 
the  early  part  of  the  forenoon  a  large  breach  was 
made  in  the  walls.  Guns  were  dismounted  and  seen 
to  fall,  yet  the  rebs  seemed  as  tenacious  as  ever.  Our 
gunners  directed  their  fire  toward  the  magazine  of 
the  fort  in  such  well-directed  shots  that  the  rebels, 
fearing  an  explosion,  hoisted  the  "  white  flag  "  at  two 
o'clock,  April  nth,  and  its  appearance  was  greeted 
with  the  wildest  enthusiasm.  Cheer  after  cheer  rent 
the  air  as  victory  had  once  more  perched  on  our  ban 
ners.  The  firing  ceased,  the  smoke  cleared  away,  and 


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then  we  saw  plainly  the  great  destruction  our  shells 
had  made.  The  Seventh  Connecticut  had  the  honor 
of  taking  possession  of  the  works  and  was  also 
awarded  the  rebel  flag. 

After  the  fall  of  the  fort,  Col.  Chatfield  was  ordered 
to  dismantle  Fort  Vulcan,  on  Jones  Island,  the  bat- 
.tery  of  mud  upon  which  we  had  worked  with  so  much 
zeal.  But,  by  some  misunderstanding,  our  gunboats 
were  drawn  off,  which  left  us  in  rather  an  unpleasant 
predicament,  had  the  rebels  chosen  to  come  from 
Savannah  and  attack  us.  But  Col.  Chatfield  was 
equal  to  any  emergency,  and  with  his  usual  foresight 
and  calm  self-possession,  he  dismounted  the  zo-inch 
columbiad  in  the  night  and  floated  it  on  a  raft  over 
to  Pulaski,  where  it  arrived  safely  the  next  day.  In 
its  place  we  mounted  a  black  log  with  a  barrel  on 
one  end.  After  our  evacuation,  Johnnie  Reb  sallied 
doAvn  the  river  and  captured  the  "  Quaker."  We  re 
sumed  our  pleasant  camping  ground  on  Dawfuski 
Island,  which  was  quite  a  pleasing  contrast  with  that 
on  Jones  Island ;  but  the  arduous  labors  imposed 
upon  the  Regiment  for  the  past  few  weeks  began  to 
tell  upon  the  men  and  patients  at  the  hospital  were 
numerous. 

We  remained  here  drilling,  and  with  our  usual 
camp  duties,  till  the  last  week  in  May,  when  we  were 
ordered  to  report  at  Hilton  Head,  again  embarking 
on  that  dreaded  steamer  Cosmopolitan,  but  did  not 


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remain  on  board  very  long  this  time,  for,  upon  re 
porting  to  the  General,  we  sailed  for  North  Edisto 
Island,  and  arrived  there  in  the  evening  of  May  226.. 
Large  quantities  of  blackberries  were  ripe  in  the 
field,  and  we  found  them  very  palatable  and  we 
thought  they  helped  Uncle  Sam's  pork  to  digest. 
The  Brigade  under  Gen.  Wright  was  here  reorganized 
and  composed  of  the  following  troops  :  6th  Conn.; 
47th  New  York ;  55th  and  97th  Penn.  Regiments. 
We  here  spent  the  time  in  brigade  drills  and  the 
usual  picket  duties  till  the  ist  of  June,  when  we 
crossed  over  to  John's  Island.  We  expected  our  des 
tination  would  be  somewhere  in  the  vicinity  of 
Charleston,  and  were  not  disappointed.  After  march 
ing  several  miles  we  halted  at  a  large  sugar  planta 
tion  for  rest.  Col.  Chatfield  addressed  us  on  our 
mission,  and  assured  us  we  were  marching  on  to  vic 
tory  or  death,  as  we  were  going  into  the  hot  bed  of 
rebeldom  and  undoubtedly  would  see  some  hard  fight 
ing;  but  he  was  confident  we  would  meet  the  issue 
with  determined  bravery,  and  he  was  to  "  lead  us  for 
ward."  This  last  remark  brought  forth  cheer  after 
cheer  for  our  gallant  Colonel.  The  members  of  the 
Sixth  felt  justly  proud  of  Col.  Chatfield. 

Our  march  across  John's  Island  was  slow  and 
tedious,  as  the  guerillas  infested  us  on  all  sides.  Our 
cavalry  scouts  were  ever  on  the  alert,  but,  as  the  road 
was  new  to  them  the  rebs  used  every  advantage 


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against  us.  Our  wagon  trains  were  cut  off  and  the 
command  was  without  food  for  three  days.  Men 
offered  50  cents  for  a  hard-tack.  One  soldier  offered 
to  eat  a  dog  if  it  could  be  found.  A  body  of  cavalry 
moved  to  the  rear  and  assisted  greatly  in  dispersing 
the  guerillas,  and  we  were  again  rejoiced  to  see  some 
salt  junk.  To  add  to  our  discomfort,  a  drenching 
rain  storm  set  in  which  lasted  three  days,  and  while 
we  were  without  tents  or  shelter  of  any  kind  except 
a  gum  blanket.  To  skirmish  the  woods  through  the 
briers  and  underbrush  all  day  and  lay  on  our  arms  at 
night  with  our  clothes  wet  through  and  flesh  all  par 
boiled,  was  not  very  agreeable.  We  were  not  allowed 
to  build  a  fire  on  any  condition,  as  our  near  approach 
to  the  foe  might  discover  our  strength.  When  we 
arrived  at  the  little  village  of  Legareville,  on  the 
Stono  River,  opposite  James  Island,  we  found  none  to 
oppose  us;  all  had  fled.  The  poor  shanties  that  com 
posed  the  village  \vere  the  only  dry  wood  available  for 
fires;  we  concluded  we  would  confiscate  enough  to 
dry  our  clothing  and  cook  our  pork.  As  we  were 
now  within  sight  of  the  Johnnies,  no  further  seclu 
sion  seemed  necessary,  for  in  a  few  days  at  least,  we 
expected  to  "get  together,"  and  we  knew  we  should 
have  more  zeal  with  a  good  square  meal  in  our 
stomach  and  dry  clothes  upon  our  backs.  Our  chap 
lain  counted  eighty-three  fires  made  on  the  ground, 
with  an  average  of  five  cups  to  each  fire,  cooking 


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pork,  bacon  and  coffee.  Col.  Chatfield  was  assigned 
to  the  command  of  our  Brigade,  and  on  the  evening 
of  June  8th,  he  moved  across  the  river  to  James 
Island,  which  is  only  about  four  and  a  half  miles 
from  Charleston.  We  rested  for  the  night  on  Tom 
Grimball's  plantation.  The  enemy  attacked  us  the 
next  night  in  our  front,  but  were  repulsed  after  a 
brisk  skirmish  of  an  hour's  duration.  The  Connect 
icut  battery  was  here,  doing  excellent  service  under 
Captain  Rockwell,  and  the  gun  boats  shelled  the 
enemy  over  our  heads,  both  of  which  proved  valuable 
assistants  to  us.  The  Sixth  held  the  advance  picket 
line  on  the  left  for  several  days,  and  the  rebels  an 
noyed  us  exceedingly  by  sudden  dashes  through  the 
woods  upon  our  front,  but  we  held  our  position 
firmly  and  repulsed  every  sortie  made.  Their  sharp 
shooters,  posted  in  trees  and  in  places  where  they 
could  see  our  position,  very  often  shot  down  the 
picket  without  giving  us  a  chance  to  fire  back  unless 
we  fired  at  random.  Gen.  Wright  remarked  to  his 
staff  that  he  could  rest  quietly  while  the  Sixth  Con 
necticut  held  the  advance ;  he  was  not  afraid  of  the 
picket  line  being  deserted,  as  was  the  case  with  a 
Pennsylvania  regiment  who  ran  into  camp  in  great 
haste  one  night,  reporting  the  advance  of  the  whole 
force  of  the  Johnnies,  when  it  was  found  that  only 
a  few  of  them  had  ventured  near  our  lines  to  see 
what  material  Uncle  Sam's  boys  were  made  of.  Gen. 


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Wright  promptly  sent  them  back  to  their  post,  with 
orders  to  remain  there  till  properly  relieved.  The 
pickets  kept  up  their  fire  along  the  lines,  and  many 
were  killed  and  wounded  without  extending  the  line 
on  either  side. 

The  battle  of  Secessionville  was  fought  the  i6th  of 
June.  This  was  a  small  village  north  of  Stono  river, 
but  was  strongly  entrenched  outside.  With  Gen. 
Lamar's  forces  in  the  rifle-pits,  a  strong  abatis  in 
front,  flanked  by  creeks  and  marshy  ground  and 
everything  in  their  favor,  the  task  seemed  not  an  easy 
one  to  accomplish.  Gen.  Benham  started  his  forces 
at  daylight,  and  Avhen  near  enough  to  do  any  service, 
the  command,  which  consisted  of  about  7,000  men, 
wheeled  into  line  and  the  attack  became  general. 
The  enemy  poured  a  most  galling  fire  into  our  forces 
and  mowed  down  our  men  with  fearful  loss.  The 
swampy  ground  making  it  impossible  to  form  a  line 
of  battle,  the  forces  were  massed  together,  which  im 
peded  its  progress  as  well  as  destroyed  its  efficiency. 
After  several  assaults,  the  forces  were  obliged  to 
give  up  the  contest  and  withdrew  in  good  order, 
with  nothing  gained,  but  with  a  great  sacrifice  of 
life.  The  whole  expedition  seemed  to  have  been 
shockingly  managed.  Ten  thousand  men  were  sent 
here  on  a  five  days'  march  with  about  two  days' 
rations,  and  the  plan  of  the  battle  reflected  no  credit 
upon  the  person  who  conceived  it.  It  was  reported 


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in  camp  that  it  was  a  successful  reconnoissance  to 
find  the  exact  position  of  the  enemy,  and,  as  the 
troops  withdrew  in  good  order,  the  second  attack 
would  prove  victorious.  But  all  soldiers  are  not  de 
ceived  by  reports  from  headquarters.  We  well  knew 
it  was  a  defeat,  with  everything  that  word  implied, 
and  a  second  attempt  would  have  resulted  as  disas 
trously  as  the  first  under  the  same  leadership  and 
plan  of  attack.  Our  loss  in  killed,  wounded  and 
missing  footed  up  to  763.  Only  two  companies  of 
the  Sixth  were  directly  engaged.  The  other  portion 
of  the  regiment  was  held  in  reserve.  Had  the  enemy 
followed  up  their  advantage  they  might  have  com 
pelled  us  to  seek  shelter  under  the  banks  of  the 
river,  but  could  have  forced  us  no  further,  as  the  gun 
boats  were  a  strong  defence  whenever  an  opportunity 
offered  itself.  The  enemy  shelled  us  pretty  severely 
for  several  days  after  this,  and  we  were  constantly 
under  arms,  expecting  an  advance,  but  none  was 
made. 

When  Gen.  Hunter  arrived  from  the  North  he  or 
dered  an  immediate  evacuation  of  the  island.  The 
command  moved  at  midnight  across  the  island  to 
Battery  Point,  where  we  leveled  to  the  ground  two 
of  the  enemies'  batteries  which  they  had  evacuated 
for  a  season,  destroyed  by  fire  a  long  bridge  that 
spanned  a  river,  and  then  embarked.  The  Sixth  and 
Seventh  Conn,  went  back  to  Edisto  Island  with  Gen. 


44  Sixth  Connecticut 

Wright,  while  the  remaining  forces  were  sent  to 
other  stations.  Our  stay  on  Edisto  was  a  brief  one 
of  only  two  weeks  duration,  when  we  were  called  to 
Port  Royal.  After  reporting  at  the  latter  place  we 
were  sent  up  to  Beaufort.  This  little  seaport  town 
was  once  the  summer  resort  for  the  chivalry.  It  con 
tained  some  very  pretty  houses,  two  medium-sized 
hotels,  several  churches  and  an  arsenal;  but  how  des 
olate  in  appearance  now, — not  a  white  inhabitant  of 
the  town  remained  to  greet  us ;  all  had  fled.  The 
negro  population  welcomed  the  advance  of  the  Union 
troops  and  gladly  hailed  the  appearance  of  their  de 
liverers.  Brig.  Gen.  Brannon  commanded  the  post 
here.  We  encamped  in  a  fine  grove  of  live  oak  trees 
that  skirted  the  banks  of  the  river  and  considered 
ourselves  fortunate  in  getting  such  a  pleasant  place 
for  our  camp.  The  greater  part  of  the  summer 
months  were  inactive  in  this  command.  The  forces 
settled  down  for  the  regular  camp  drill  and  disci 
pline.  Each  regiment  took  its  turn  at  the  ten  days' 
picket  service,  which -duty  called  them  out  to  some 
fine  plantations  in  the  suburbs  of  the  town.  Here 
we  enjoyed  the  life  of  the  soldier.  Our  duties  were 
not  arduous  and  we  had  opportunity  for  reading  and 
writing.  The  fields  were  filled  with  sweet  potatoes 
and  corn,  together  with  the  orange  and  fig  trees 
which  abounded  near  the  houses,  made  our  visits  on 
this  picket  duty  desirable.  Our  lines  skirted  the 


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banks  of  the  rivers  and  streams,  with  an  occasional 
raid  upon  the  main  land  in  search  of  the  Johnnies, 
These  raids  sometimes  resulted  in  great  captures, 
not  of  the  rebs  themselves  but  of  their  fowls.  The 
Union  soldiers  did  not  want  the  fowls  to  lack  or 
suffer  hunger,  and  so  confiscated  them  that  they 
might  not  starve.  Lieut. -Col.  Ely  left  the  regiment 
here  at  Beaufort,  having  been  promoted  to  be  Col 
onel  of  the  Eighteenth  Connecticut.  During  the  in 
tense  heat  of  the  summer  many  fevers  prevailed  and 
a  number  sickened  and  died.  Yellow  jaundice  pre 
vailed  to  a  great  extent.  All  seemed  afflicted  with  it 
more  or  less,  which  was  about  as  comfortable  to  en 
dure  as  sea-sickness.  Capt.  Gerrish,  of  Company 
"  K,"  died  on  the  ipth  of  August,  of  typhoid  fever, 
after  an  illness  of  about  three  weeks  ;  his  loss  was 
deeply  felt  in  the  regiment. 

It  was  during  our  sojourn  in  Beaufort  that  orders 
were  issued  from  Washington  for  the  discharge  of  all 
regimental  bands.  The  members  of  the  Sixth  deeply 
regretted  the  loss  of  their  band  ;  it  was  such  a  com 
fort  to  hear  the  strains  of  music,  and  we  felt  that  we 
could  march  better,  yea,  fight  better,  with  the  band  to 
enliven  the  scenes  that  surrounded  us  ;  but  the  order 
was  peremptory  and  home  they  went,  regretted  by  all. 

In  the  latter  part  of  October  an  expedition  was 
conceived  by  Maj.  Gen.  Mitchel,  commanding  the 
Department  of  the  South,  to  proceed  inland  with  a 

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46  Sixth  Connecticut 

small  force  and  burn  the  railroad  bridges  between 
Charleston  and  Savannah.  Scouts  had  been  sent  out 
on  several  occasions  to  find  the  position  of  the  ene 
my.  A  negro  lent  valuable  assistance  on  one  of  these 
occasions,  and  the  attempt  at  least  seemed  practicable. 
Sergt.  Robert  Wilson,  of  Co.  "  D,"  Sixth  Connecticut, 
had  been  selected  to  pilot  the  raid,  as  his  knowledge 
of  the  position  of  the  enemy  had  been  carefully 
gained  by  his  recent  daring  scouts  in  their  vicinity. 
Two  brigades  of  troops  under  Brig.  Gen.  Brannan 
were  selected  for  the  occasion.  The  first  brigade  was 
led  by  Col.  Chatfield,  including  his  own  regiment; 
the  second  brigade  being  led  by  Gen.  Terry.  The 
fleet  consisted  of  nine  gun  boats,  three  transports, 
one  schooner  and  two  tugs.  The  Sixth  was  com 
manded  by  Lieut.  Col.  Speidel,  a  man  noted  for  his 
bravery  and  his  keen  judgment  and  foresight.  The 
fleet  sailed  on  the  afternoon  of  the  2ist  of  October, 
through  Broad  River,  twenty  miles  from  Port  Royal, 
and  the  next  morning  at  7  a.  m.  we  landed  at  a  place 
called  Mackay's  Point,  at  Boyd's  landing.  Here  the 
whole  command  rapidly  disembarked  and  pushed 
forward.  The  first  brigade  led  the  advance,  and  the 
force,  in  column  by  companies,  kept  together  as 
closely  as  the  state  of  the  road  would  permit.  We 
passed  many  recently  deserted  plantations,  pushing 
on  over  corn  and  cotton  fields,  through  ditches  and 
swamps  for  about  five  miles,  when  we  discovered  the 


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enemy  posted  on  a  rising  ground  beyond  a  marsh  and 
flanked  by  thick  wood.  They  immediately  opened 
upon  us  with  a  heavy  fire  of  musketry  and  howitzers 
as  we  entered  a  large  corn  field,  and  our  command 
quickly  formed  in  line  of  battle  and  "  went  for  them  " 
pretty  much  the  same  as  "  Bill  Nye  went  for  the 
heathen  Chinee."  Haversacks  and  blankets  were 
immediately  thrown  off  and  we  were  very  soon  hotly 
engaged.  The  rebs  fled  along  the  road  before  the 
second  brigade  was  fairly  on  the  ground.  The  first 
brigade  entered  the  woods  under  a  galling  fire  of 
grape  and  cannister.  Here  we  found  it  difficult  to 
proceed,  as  the  underbrush  was  so  thick  we  could 
scarcely  stand  upright,  and  all  the  wThile  subjected  to 
a  storm  of  bullets  without  a  chance  to  make  an  effec 
tive  return  shot.  We  were  ordered  to  fall  back  in 
the  corn  field  while  the  skirmish  line  moved  up  the 
road.  We  soon  cleared  the  woods  of  the  enemy  and 
again  pushed  forward  through  a  deep  morass,  over 
ditches  and  through  such  thick  briers  that  the  blood 
oozed  from  our  hands  and  faces.  The  jolly  Jack  Tars 
from  the  gun  boats,  led  by  the  Middies,  brought  up 
several  field  pieces  by  means  of  drag  ropes,  and  did 
very  effective  service  in  dislodging  the  enemy  at  this 
point.  Here  our  regiment  suffered  severely.  Col. 
Chatfield  and  Lieut.  Col.  Speidel  were  both  struck 
with  cannister  shots  while  bravely  leading  the  men. 
The  old  Sixth,  as  if  to  avenge  the  wrong,  became 


48  Sixth  Connecticut 

more  desperate  than  ever  and  charged  upon  the 
Johnnies  and  drove  them  across  the  Pocotaligo  river 
into  the  town  bearing  that  name.  They  immediately 
fired  the  bridge  to  prevent  our  crossing,  and  the 
structure  was  rapidly  consumed.  The  river  being 
too  deep  to  ford,  we  were  obliged  to  remain  on  its 
banks  Our  object  was  to  destroy  the  bridges  over 
the  Pocotaligo,  Salketchi  and  Coosawatchie  rivers, 
and  cut  the  railroad  at  this  point,  in  which  we  were 
partially  successful. 

Col.  Barton,  of  the  48th  New  York,  landed  at  the 
mouth  of  the  Coosawatchie  river  and  proceeded  in 
land  to  the  railroad,  where  they  encountered  a  train 
of  cars  loaded  with  rebel  soldiers.  They  fired  upon 
them,  killing  the  engineer  and  also  the  color-bearer 
of  the  "  Whippey  Swamp  Guard,"  and  captured  his 
flag.  The  48th  was  obliged  to  fall  back,  as  the  rebels 
outnumbered  them  three  to  one,  but  made  good  their 
retreat  without  the  loss  of  a  man.  The  first  brigade 
was  engaged  felling  trees  to  bridge  the  river  prepar 
atory  to  crossing,  but  the  fire  of  the  enemy  was  so 
deadly  we  were  obliged  to  desist.  During  the  lull  a 
locomotive  whistle  was  heard  in  the  distance  and  a 
train  of  cars  thundered  into  the  village  laden  with 
rebel  troops,  which  was  received  with  cheers  for 
"South  Carolina."  Late  in  the  afternoon  our  am 
munition  was  spent  and  we  were  obliged  to  fall  back. 
The  Sixth  Connecticut  and  47th  New  Hampshire 


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covered  the  retreat.  Our  return  to  Mackay's  Point 
was  slow  and  tedious,  as  we  carried  off  all  our 
wounded  and  gently  laid  out  our  dead,  covering  them 
as  far  as  we  could  with  the  blankets  of  the  soldier. 

The  horrors  of  war  were  indeed  sickening,  as  the 
rebels  had  every  position  in  their  favor  and  their  fire 
was  very  destructive.  Dead  soldiers  and  horses  lay 
in  the  woods  as  we  passed ;  broken  gun  carriages 
lined  the  road,  and  blankets,  haversacks  and  rifles  lay 
around  the  ground  in  large  numbers.  One  sight 
which  the  writer  witnessed  gave  evidence  of  true 
heroism.  As  the  man-of-war's  men  filed  down  the 
road  dragging  their  guns,  one  old  Jack  Tar  who  had 
lost  his  right  leg  and  from  which  the  blood  was  still 
oozing,  was  strapped  upon  his  gun,  while  his  com 
rades  were  gently  cheering  him  up.  As  he  passed 
our  regiment  he  looked  up  with  as  cheerful  a  face  as 
he  could  command,  and,  reaching  out  his  arm,  patted 
his  gun  as  affectionately  as  one  would  a  favorite 
child.  Such  heroism  should  not  go  unrewarded. 
Many  of  our  command  displayed  unflinching  courage, 
and  the  record  of  the  Sixth  Connecticut  at  this  battle 
was  indeed  gratifying  to  its  general  officers. 

We  had  about  4500  troops  engaged,  composed  of 
the  following  regiments  :  6th  Conn.;  4th  New  Hamp 
shire  ;  47th  and  55th  Penn.  regiments,  in  the  first 
brigade  under  Col.  Chatfield.  The  yth  Conn.,  y6th 
Penn.,  3d  Rhode  Island,  and  3d  New  Hampshire, 

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$o  t  Sixth  Connecticut 

composed  the  second  brigade  under  Brig.  Gen.  Terry, 
besides  the  Jack  Tars  from  the  frigate  Wabash.  The 
total  loss  to  the  whole  command  is  not  within  my 
knowledge,  but  the  Sixth  suffered  a  loss  of  five  killed, 
twenty-nine  wounded  and  three  missing.  Orderly 
sergeant  Robert  B.  Gage,  of  Co.  "  I,"  who  displayed 
great  bravery  on  the  field,  was  killed  by  a  rifle  ball 
in  the  side. 

We  arrived  at  Mackay's  Point  about  eleven  o'clock 
at  night,  tired  and  footsore,  and  bivouacked  on  the 
banks  of  the  river  till  morning,  when  we  commenced 
to  embark,  which  was  completed  at  sunset,  as  the 
wounded  were  all  brought  in  and  tenderly  cared 
for.  We  returned  to  our  old  camp  at  Beaufort,  where 
we  again  settled  down  to  the  routine  of  drills,  etc. 

On  the  3oth  of  October  our  corps  commander, 
Maj.  Gen.  Mitchel,  died  of  yellow  fever  after  an  ill 
ness  of  a  few  days.  The  whole  command  mourned 
his  loss  as  a  brave  and  efficient  general ;  one  who  had 
endeared  himself  to  the  soldiers  by  his  many  good 
qualities  of  heart  and  his  pleasing  address.  The 
funeral  wras  attended  in  St.  Helena  church  at  Beau 
fort.  It  was  quite  an  impressive  scene.  The  Forty- 
seventh  Pennsylvania  regiment  acted  as  escort  and 
was  followed  by  the  First  Massachusetts  cavalry  and 
four  pieces  of  the  regular  battery,  besides  detach 
ments  from  all  the  other  regiments  in  the  command, 
the  naval  officers,  headed  by  admiral  Dupont,  officers 


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of  the  army  on  horseback,  together  with  the  agents 
of  the  government,  made  up  the  funeral  cortege. 

During  the  winter  months  of  1862-3  tne  Sixth  re 
mained  at  Beaufort,  steadily  increasing  in  drill  and 
guarding  the  island  from  attacks  from  the  main  land. 
While'thus  comparatively  inactive  the  members  cast 
about  for  something  to  relieve  the  dull  monotony  of 
the  season,  and  it  \vas  resolved  to  form  a  society  for 
our  mutual  improvement.  Having  obtained  consent 
of  our  commander,  the  society  called  "  The  Young 
Men's  Literary  Association  of  the  Sixth  C.  V."  sprang 
into  existence.  The  officers  elected  were  :  President, 
Timothy  H.  Eaton,  of  Co.  "A;"  Vice  President, 
Robert  McLavy,  of  Co.  "E;"  Secretary,  James  A. 
Wilson,  of  Co.  "K;"  Treasurer,  Charles  K.  Cadwell, 
of  Co.  "F;"  Executive  Committee,  Clark  M.  Loomis 
and  Charles  M.  Morris,  of  Co.  "  F."  We  held  many 
interesting  debates  in  the  Chapel  tent  on  the  leading 
questions  of  the  day.  As  the  society  increased  in 
membership  we  found  our  quarters  much  to  small, 
and,  by  the  consent  of  the  commander  of  the  post, 
we  obtained  permission  to  occupy  one  of  the  churches 
near  our  camp  for  our  sole  use,  which  we  dedicated 
Chatfield  Flail.  This  we  fitted  up  as  well  as  our  lim 
ited  means  would  allow,  and,  by  the  help  of  some  of 
our  generous  officers,  we  added  a  small  library.  The 
society  rapidly  increased  in  interest,  and  members 
were  admitted  from  other  regiments,  and  many  excit- 


j2  Sixth  Connecticut 

ing  debates,  which  would  have  reflected  credit  on  the 
floor  of  Congress,  were  heard  within  this  place.  The 
Glee  Club  of  the  Sixth,  composed  of  Benjamin 
Terrell,  of  Co.  "  F,"  sergeants  Whiteley,  Deming  and 
Edward  Yates,  and  corporal  Cummings,  of  Co.  "  G," 
rendered  some  fine  music  on  several  occasions.  Reg 
ular  meetings  for  prayer  and  conference  were  also 
held,  and  many  of  these  meetings  were  largely  at 
tended,  with  gratifying  results.  Exhibitions  of  vari 
ous  kinds  were  given  by  the  boys,  including  arts 
of  ventriloquism,  negro  minstrelsy,  tableaux,  &c. 
Thanksgiving  day  was  spent  in  a  variety  of  out-door 
sports,  such  as  ball-playing,  pitching  quoits  and  run 
ning  races ;  and  at  the  close  of  the  day  we  had  a 
"  Mock  dress  Parade,"  in  which  privates  acted  as  the 
general  officers,  being  dressed  as  oddly  as  possible, 
some  with  only  underclothes  on,  others  with  coats 
and  pants  turned  inside  out  and  with  knapsacks  un 
der  their  coats.  All  orders  from  the  "Col."  were 
obeyed  directly  opposite  to  the  command.  A  large 
number  of  visitors  were  present  and  were  convulsed 
with  laughter  at  the  proceedings,  while  the  partici 
pants  maintained  as  much  decorum  as  when  on  a  real 
parade. 

New  Year's  day,  1863,  found  us  still  at  Beaufort, 
with  the  privilege  of  "half  holiday."  The  day  was 
beautiful  and  the  ushering  in  of  the  new  year  was 
pleasantly  greeted  by  all,  with  many  a  hope  and 


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prayer  that  we  should  soon  see  the  close  of  the  war. 
A  variety  of  games  were  gotten  up  to  make  time  pass 
pleasantly,  the  first  of  which  was  a  target  practice. 
The  first  prize  of  ten  dollars  was  awarded  to  a  private 
in  Co.  "A,"  the  second  best,  a  prize  of  five  dollars, 
was  awarded  to  a  private  of  Co.  "  K."  The  jumping 
feats  were  next  in  order,  with  a  large  number  to  com 
pete.  The  prize  of  five  dollars  was  awarded  to  Joel 
C.  Osborn,  of  Co.  "F."  Following  this  came  the 
"hop,  skip  and  jump."  Corporal  Cummings,  of  Co. 
"  G,"  jumped,  hopped  and  skipped  thirty-three  feet 
and  four  inches,  and  was  declared  the  winner  of  the 
first  prize  of  five  dollars.  The  second  best,  a  prize 
of  two  dollars  and  a  half,  was  given  to  a  private  of 
Co.  "I." 

These  exercises  closed  the  pleasures  of  the  fore 
noon.  In  the  afternoon  a  running  match  was  first  in 
order,  distance  150  yards;  first  prize,  of  five  dollars, 
awarded  to  corporal  Botts,  of  Co.  "  D  ;"  second  prize, 
two  dollars  and  a  half,  awarded  to  private  Banty,  Co. 
"D."  The  next  on  the  programme  was  a  target 
placed  in  the  ground  to  be  bored  with  an  auger  at 
twenty  paces,  blindfolded.  The  prize  of  five  dollars 
was  awarded  to  Orrin  Lathrop,  of  Co.  "  F,"  he  being 
the  only  competitor  who  touched  the  target  at  all. 
Next  came  the  wheelbarrow  races,  distance  100  yards  ; 
first  prize,  five  dollars,  awarded  to  private  Duprey,  of 
Co.  "A."  Nearly  all  the  competitors  went  about  a 


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hundred  yards  from  the  point  in  opposite  directions. 
The  sack  races  were  the  most  laughable  of  all,  as  each 
contestant  was  completely  enveloped  in  a  sack,  which 
made  their  progress  over  the  ground  very  ludicrous 
to  behold.  Catching  the  greased  pig  and  climbing 
the  greased  pole  were  other  games  resorted  to  and 
had  many  contestants.  The  day  closed  with  another 
burlesque  dress  parade  and  a  short  review,  which 
was  a  decided  improvement  on  our  last  one,  and 
caused  much  pleasure  to  the  spectators,  among  whom 
were  Gen.  Brannan  and  staff  and  a  large  number  of 
ladies. 

The  Sixth  spent  a  great  deal  of  time  on  the  sur 
rounding  plantations  on  picket  duty,  at  which  places 
we  were  picketed  for  ten  days  at  a  time.  Each  com 
pany  made  certain  plantations  their  headquarters, 
while  every  nook  and  ravine  where  the  enemy  were 
likely  to  attack  was  strongly  guarded.  For  a  time 
we  found  rebel  chickens  and  pigs  more  palatable 
than  hard  tack  and  pork.  The  oranges  and  figs  were 
not  left  to  spoil  upon  the  trees,  and  every  sweet 
potato  and  corn  field  was  visited  for  supplies.  The 
rebel  pickets  at  Port  Royal  Ferry  were  very  com 
municative,  and  several  times  we  exchanged  papers 
with  them.  They  seemed  anxious  to  "  barter  "  some 
thing  with  a  Union  soldier  whenever  an  opportunity 
presented  itself.  Their  stock  in  trade  consisted 
chiefly  of  tobacco,  which  they  would  readily  exchange 


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for  salt  or  coffee.  They  invariably  deprecated  the 
war  and  wished  for  its  close.  Several  flags  of  truce 
came  at  this  point  for  different  objects,  the  bearers 
of  which  were  clad  in  the  poorest  of  homespun 
clothes  and  always  had  the  appearance  of  half  starved 
creatures ;  long,  lank,  hollow-eyed,  and  hollow 
cheeks,  with  tangled  hair  and  a  saffron  look  in  the 
face  betokened  the  straits  of  the  confederacy.  Well 
might  they  wish  for  the  war  to  close  and  "go  hum," 
as  they  termed  it,  when  they  gazed  on  the  compara 
tively  well  fed  and  well  dressed  soldier  of  the  Union 
army. 


Sixth  Connecticut 


CHAPTER  V. 

The  Sixth  Connecticut  Regiment  left  Beaufort  on 
the  evening  of  the  i8th  of  March,  bound  down  the 
coast.  We  passed  several  places  of  interest  on  our 
journey,  among  which  were  Mayport  Mills,  Fernan- 
cTina  and  Fort  Clinch.  Deserted  plantations  lined 
the  banks  of  the  river  and  everything  had  the  appear 
ance  of  war's  desolation.  In  trying  to  cross  the  bar 
and  enter  St.  John's  River  we  got  aground,  and  after 
several  ineffectual  attempts,  we  finally  succeeded  by 
the  aid  of  a  tug-boat,  and  our  destination,  Jackson 
ville,  was  reached  on  the  morning  of  the  2oth  of 
March.  One  U.  S.  colored  regiment  were  the  only 
troops  in  the  town.  We  did  not  pitch  our  tents  here, 
but  occupied  the  houses  which  had  but  recently  been 
vacated.  We  found  in  many  of  the  houses  everything 
necessary  for  housekeeping,  even  to  beds  and  bed 
ding.  So  hastily  was  the  retreat  of  the  chivalry  from 
this  place  that  many  valuable  household  goods  were 
among  the  trophies.  Large  quantities  of  eatables  were 
found  buried  in  stone  pots,  some  quaint  looking  guns 
and  almost  every  article  needed  for  house  use.  Quite 


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a  number  of  families  of  rebel  proclivities  remained  in 
the  town,  who  were  either  unable  to  get  away  after 
we  took  possession,  or  else  were  unwilling  to  lose 
their  household  goods.  We  barricaded  the  streets 
and  avenues  leading  out  of  the  town  by  felling  trees 
across  the  roads  to  prevent  the  incursions  of  the 
rebel  cavalry  which  infested  the  woods  back  of  the 
town. 

Jacksonville  was  once  a  watering  place  and  home 
for  invalids,  and  many  of  our  northern  people  re 
sorted  there  during  the  months  of  winter  to  enjoy  its 
salubrious  climate.  It  must  have  been  an  inviting 
retreat  in  its  palmiest  days.  Everything  here  seemed 
to  have  been  laid  out  for  comfort  and  convenience, 
unlike  many  places  which  we  have  visited.  But  alas ! 
how  things  had  changed.  Houses  that  were  once  the 
home  of  wealth  and  luxury  were  now  the  abodes  of 
the  Union  soldier.  Gardens  laid  out  with  the  choicest 
flowers  were  trampled  under  foot  by  horses  of  our 
cavalry ;  the  stores  were  closed,  the  goods  removed ; 
and  business  at  a  standstill.  A  few  negroes  lurked 
around  the  town,  who  were  glad  to  get  under  cover 
of  the  Union  arms.  Co.  "  F  "  of  the  Sixth  occupied 
the  fine  old  mansion  belonging  to  Col.  Pierson  of  the 
rebel  army,  which  was  situated  on  the  corner  of 
Market  and  Duval  streets,  opposite  the  Episcopal 
Church.  There  many  of  the  troops  resorted  and  the 
organ  was  in  constant  use. 

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The  first  Sabbath  we  spent  in  Jacksonville  we 
attended  service  and  listened  to  a  very  able  discourse 
by  the  Rev.  Mr.  French;  his  subject  was  "The  sword 
of  the  Lord  and  of  Gideon."  The  church  was  densely 
crowded  with  white  and  black  soldiers,  navy  and 
army  officers  and  civilians.  In  the  course  of  his 
remarks  he  alluded  to  the  deserted  city  and  why  the 
inhabitants  had  left  it,  fearing  their  lives  would  be  in 
danger  if  they  remained  till  the  so-called  Yankees 
made  their  advent  in  their  midst.  He  expressed  him 
self  quite  well  pleased  with  the  conduct  of  the  white 
troops,  and  especially  the  Sixth  Connecticut.  He 
said  Gen.  Hunter  had  selected  the  Sixth  above  all 
others  to  occupy  this  place  and  protect  the  remaining 
inhabitants  from  the  lawlessness  of  the  rebel  cavalry. 
He  assured  us  our  position  was  not  an  enviable  one, 
as  we  were  in  a  bad  place  and  the  woods  swarmed 
with  rebel  cavalry,  waiting  only  their  chance  to  sur 
prise  us ;  but  he  (the  speaker)  was  confident  that  the 
enemy  would  not  catch  us  napping,  and  when  brought 
to  the  foe,  would  meet  them  with  determined  bravery. 
We  were  quite  pleased  with  the  speaker's  allusion  to 
our  regiment,  and  he  was  personally  thanked  by 
many  for  the  exalted  opinion  he  entertained  for  us. 

The  Eighth  Maine  regiment  arrived  here  from 
Beaufort  a  few  days  after  we  took  possession.  The 
rebels  frequently  annoyed  us  by  shelling  the  town 
with  a  gun  which  they  had  fastened  to  a  railroad  car, 


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and  would  bring  it  as  near  the  town  as  they  dared  on 
the  track,  and  then  shell  us.  Our  gunboats  were  not 
slow  to  disperse  them,  however,  and  they  were  soon 
driven  back.  On  one  of  these  occasions  a  shell  en 
tered  a  house  (which  the  writer  visited),  passing 
through  the  bed-room  in  which  a  man  and  wife  were 
sleeping,  and  in  its  course  it  passed  through  a  stuffed- 
seat  rocking  chair  on  which  lay  the  man's  coat,  cut 
ting  off  the  skirts  and  forcing  them  through  the  back 
of  the  chair.  The  window  glass  were  shattered  and 
two  looking  glasses  hanging  in  the  room  were  broken, 
while  the  occupants  of  the  bed  were  literally  covered 
with  plaster  and  splinters.  The  lady  remarked  to 
the  writer  that  she  was  not  partial  to  balls  of  that 
kind,  and  told  him  if  he  ever  met  Gen.  Finnegan  (the 
rebel  commander),  to  present  her  compliments  with 
the  request  that  fish-balls  would  be  more  acceptable 
next  time. 

We  found  ourselves  busy  each  day  in  preventing 
the  raids  of  the  enemy,  and  several  times  were  called 
up  at  night  by  the  pickets  being  driven  in.  Our 
force  was  so  small  that  an  advance  very  far  would 
have  been  with  a  great  sacrifice  of  life  for  us,  and  our 
gunboats  prevented  a  very  long  stay  of  the  rebel 
troops  in  the  town.  We  suffered  no  loss  of  life  in 
our  regiment  while  here ;  a  few  were  slightly  wounded. 
An  expedition  of  the  negro  troops  went  up  the  river 
as  far  as  the  town  of  Pilatki,  where  they  surprised  a 


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small  force  of  rebels  and  captured  14 ;  the  rest  fled  in 
dismay,  fearing  a  large  force  was  at  hand.  They  also 
captured  some  horses  and  about  $3,000  worth  of  cot 
ton,  which  they  brought  away  in  safety.  While  on 
their  way  down  the  river  the  enemy  fired  upon  them, 
wounding  Lieut.  Col.  Billings  of  the  First  S.  C. 
troops,  a*  ball  passing  through  the  palms  of  both  his 
hands  and  another  through  his  leg. 

On  Sunday,  the  29th  of  March,  Gen.  Hunter  or 
dered  the  evacuation  of  Jacksonville  by  all  the  Union 
troops.  The  inhabitants  begged  permission  to  ac 
company  the  troops,  as  their  lives  were  in  danger  as 
well  as  their  property,  if  left  at  the  mercy  of  the  rebel 
troops.  Their  request  was  partially  granted  and  they 
flocked  in  numbers  to  the  transports  with  large  quan 
tities  of  household  goods,  which  so  completely  block 
aded  the  room  that  orders  were  issued  to  put  the 
goods  on  the  wharves  again.  Large  numbers  of 
negroes  secreted  themselves  on  board  the  boats,  fear 
ing  to  be  left  behind.  As  we  left  the  town  an  old 
lady  appeared  on  the  veranda  of  her  house  wringing 
her  hands  and  sobbing  as  if  her  heart  would  break, 
doubtless  sad  at  our  departure.  A  large  number  of 
the  houses  and  stores  were  set  on  fire  just  before  we 
got  on  board  the  steamers,  and  as  we  left  the  wharves 
the  larger  part  of  the  town  was  in  flames  and  was 
probably  destroyed.  This  wanton  act  of  vandalism 
was  charged  upon  the  negro  regiment,  and  they  in 


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turn  said  the  Eighth  Maine  Regiment  was  to  blame ; 
no  doubt  both  of  these  regiments  had  something  to 
do  with  its  destruction.  It  was  entirely  unnecessary 
and  uncalled  for,  and  the  wanton  act  of  burning  a 
town  would  not  destroy  the  Rebellion  nor  reflect  any 
credit  upon  those  soldiers  of  the  Union  who  fired  it. 
Justice  should  overtake  all,  and  severe  punishment 
meted  out  to  those  who  so  far  forget  the  bounds  of 
propriety  as  to  disgrace  the  honored  cause  in  which 
they  are  engaged. 

We  did  not  arrive  at  Beaufort  as  soon  as  we  ex 
pected,  owing  to  a  heavy  storm  of  wind  and  rain 
wrhich  set  in,  and  as  our  boats  were  old  and  so  heavily 
laden  it  was  not  deemed  prudent  to  venture  outside 
in  such  a  gale.  The  storm  passed  by  and  we  reached 
our  destination  in  safety  on  the'morning  of  April  ist. 
We  pitched  our  tents,  expecting  to  settle  down  again  ; 
but  the  soldier  has  no  abiding  place  in  time  of  war, 
nor  does  he  know  one  day  where  he  will  be  the  next. 
After  thirty-five  hours  in  Beaufort,  we  were  oif  again 
on  another  "excursion." 

The  rumors  in  camp  seemed  to  indicate  that  this 
time  the  expedition  was  to  be  more  formidable  than 
any  previous  ones,  and  this  was  true,  as  the  sequel 
will  eventually  prove.  Large  numbers  of  troops 
were  being  put  on  board  steamers  at  this  place  and  at 
Hilton  Head ;  gunboats  were  active  and  all  was  bus 
tle  and  excitement.  The  wildest  rumors  prevailed  as 

6* 


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to  our  destination  ;  some  asserted  that  we  were  going 
to  Virginia,  while  others  claimed  Charleston  as  the 
most  probable  place  of  attack.  The  Sixth  embarked 
on  the  steamer  Belvidere  and  steamed  down  to  Hilton 
Head,  where  we  lay  for  one  day  awaiting  orders ;  in 
the  mean  time  troops  were  embarking  and  getting 
ready  to  sail.  When  all  seemed  ready,  we  were  off 
for  the  conflict  and  came  to  anchor  in  Stono  River,  a 
little  below  the  village  of  Legaresville.  Here  we 
found  other  troops  had  preceded  us  and  were  also 
waiting  to  land.  The  monitors  and  other  gunboats 
were  busily  engaged  up  the  river  shelling  the  camps 
of  the  enemy.  Two  shots  from  the  enemy  came  in 
rather  too  close  proximity  to  our  steamer  for  safety, 
and  we  hoisted  anchor  and  dropped  a  distance  down 
the  river  out  of  range.  The  gunboats  were  engaged 
nearly  every  day  for  a  week  in  the  direction  of 
Charleston,  while  we  remained  on  board  ship  await 
ing  orders.  Finally  it  was  rumored  that  there  was 
some  trouble  existing  between  some  of  our  officers 
high  in  command,  and  that  the  whole  force  was  to  be 
withdrawn.  The  rumor  proved  correct.  Admiral 
Dupont  and  Gen.  Hunter  disagreeing  in  the  plan  of 
the  battle,  it  could  no  longer  avail  anything  and  the 
whole  affair  proved  a  fizzle.  In  the  meantime  Gen. 
Hunter  was  relieved  and  Maj.  Gen.  Gilmore  appoint 
ed  to  command.  Gen.  Gilmore  was  well  known  for 
his  engineering  skill  and  also  his  military  prowess- 


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The  morning  of  April  nth,  the  fleet  withdrew  to 
Hilton  Head  and  reported,  while  the  different  regi 
ments  were  sent  to  various  posts.  The  Sixth  en 
camped  at  Hilton  Head,  just  outside  the  breastworks, 
where  we  remained  till  the  i8th  of  April,  when  we 
again  embarked  and  sailed  for  North  Edisto,  arriving 
there  the  next  morning  and  anchored  in  the  stream 
close  to  the  dock,  but  we  did  not  land  till  the  26th, 
when  we  were  put  ashore  on  Botany  Bay  Island, 
which  is  near  the  Edisto.  We  were  immediately 
ordered  out  on  a  scout  of  about  seven  miles,  after  the 
Johnnies ;  but  with  the  exception  of  passing  a  de 
serted  cavalry  camp  we  saw  no  evidence  of  the  enemy. 
We  returned  to  the  landing  and  went  on  board  the 
steamer,  where  we  passed  four  more  days,  when  we 
finally  made  a  landing  on  Folly  Island.  The  island 
was  rightly  named,  fora  man  in  civil  life  must  indeed 
be  a  fool  to  think  he  could  live  on  such  a  barren 
place ;  but  a  soldier  is  expected  to  live  anywhere 
where  he  is  sent.  The  island  is  a  long  strip  of  land 
about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  wide  at  the  widest 
point,  and  about  four  miles  long,  lying  immediately 
south  of  Morris  Island,  from  which  the  northern 
point  is  separated  by  only  a  narrow  stream  called 
Lighthouse  Inlet.  The  lower  part  of  the  island  runs 
down  to  a  sharp  angle  and  is  covered  with  a  thick 
growth  of  pine  and  palmetto  trees,  while  the  upper 
part  was  a  low,  marshy  swamp.  With  swarms  of 


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sand  fleas  and  mosquitoes  for  our  constant  compan 
ions,  we  pitched  our  camp  on  the  sand  hills;  there 
could  be  no  order  or  regularity  to  our  company 
streets,  for  some  tents  were  pitched  on  a  hill,  while 
others  were  in  a  valley.  Our  fatigue  duty  was  quite 
arduous,  as  we  were  obliged  to  work  nights,  and  had 
to  maintain  the  utmost  silence,  speaking  only  in 
whispers.  From  the  upper  or  northern  portion  of 
the  island,  where  we  built  the  batteries,  we  could  see 
the  Johnnies  on  Morris  Island  very  plain ;  but  they 
little  thought  of  the  doom  that  was  in  store  for  them. 
They  suspected  no  serious  movement  on  our  part, 
and  did  not  think  we  had  more  than  one  field  piece 
on  the  whole  island.  When  we  were  obliged  to  fell 
trees  we  sawed  them  in  two  and  lowered  them  gently 
to  the  ground  by  means  of  ropes.  All  the  heavy  can 
non  were  brought  through  the  woods  and  mounted  at 
night,  and  then  masked  by  covering  them  with  leaves 
and  dirt.  It  was  with  the  greatest  secrecy  that  the 
work  was  pushed  forward.  The  enemy  saw  none  of 
our  troops  nearer  than  the  woods  except  the  picket 
line,  and  while  we  seemed  idle  by  day,  hundreds  of 
shovels  gleamed  at  night  by  willing  hands,  while 
battery  after  battery  rose  up,  yet  nothing  was  visible 
to  the  rebels.  Huge  mortars  and  parrot  guns  came 
from  Hilton  Head,  landed  at  Stono  Inlet  and  were 
dragged  slowly  and  tediously  to  their  place  under 
cover  of  darkness.  Ammunition  was  taken  forward 


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and  concealed  every  night  for  over  three  weeks. 
The  Sixth  found  its  labors  very  severe.  By  moon 
light  and  during  heavy  thunder  showers  the  work 
went  steadily  forward.  At  the  end  of  that  time,  ten 
large  batteries  had  been  completed,  mounting  48 
heavy  guns  and  within  400  yards  of  the  enemy's  works. 

During  the  latter  part  of  the  time  they  began  o; 
suspect  something  was  going  on,  for  we  could  see 
them  strengthen  their  batteries  on  the  opposite  bank. 
The  rebel  pickets  were  very  inquisitive  and  tried  to 
question  us  regarding  our  position,  &c.  We  were  on 
good  terms  with  each  other,  and  made  miniature  ships, 
freighted  them  with  salt  and  coffee,  and  sent  them 
over  to  the  rebs,  and  in  return  they  sent  us  tobacco. 
They  informed  us  of  the  death  of  "  Stonewall " 
Jackson,  and  displayed  their  flags  at  half  mast  and 
fired  half  hour  guns  throughout  the  day  in  honor  of 
the  deceased.  They  generally  communicated  to  us 
the  news  of  any  battle  that  occurred  sooner  than  we 
got  it  through  our  own  sources.  They  seemed  to 
relish  a  joke  occasionally.  One  of  them  informed  us 
that  Gen.  Beauregard  had  such  an  exalted  opinion  of 
the  "Yankees"  on  Folly  Island  that  he  was  coming 
over  to  make  us  a  visit  and  give  us  all  a  "  farm  six 
feet  by  two." 

About  the  ist  of  July  large  numbers  of  troops  be 
gan  to  arrive  at  the  island,  and  "  old  Folly  "  literally 
swarmed  with  them.  The  order  was  given  for  us  to 


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capture  the  battery  on  the  end  of  Morris  Island,  and 
we  expected  to  make  a  night  attack,  so  we  sewed 
pieces  of  white  cotton  cloth  on  the  left  arm,  that  we 
might  be  distinguished  from  the  foe.  At  midnight 
on  the  pth,  large  detachments  of  troops  stepped 
quietly  into  boats  and  rowed  silently  up  Folly  River; 
not  a  word  was  spoken  above  a  whisper,  nor  any 
noise  heard,  save  the  splashing  of  the  oars  and  the 
occasional  plunge  of  the  alligators  from  the  river 
bank.  At  about  3  o'clock  the  flotilla  of  eighty  large 
launches  had  arrived  near  Morris  Island,  and  we 
were  ordered  to  keep  close  to  shore  and  under  cover 
of  the  tall  sea  grass  that  lined  its  banks.  Here  we 
waited  patiently  for  the  dawn  of  day, — a  day  that  was 
to  bring  victory  to  our  flag,  but  death  to  many  a 
brave  soldier.  We  could  see  from  our  position  the 
rebel  soldier  lazily  walking  his  beat  on  the  parapet, 
while  the  smoke  from  the  dim  camp  fires  slowly 
ascended  skyward.  Everything  indicated  to  us  that 
they  were  not  expecting  cannon  balls  for  breakfast 
nor  the  advent  of  the  boys  in  blue.  Gen.  Strong, 
who  was  to  lead  the  attack,  looked  every  inch  a  sol 
dier,  as  he  moved  among  us  giving  cheering  words  to 
all.  At  precisely  5  o'clock,  the  batteries  that  we  had 
worked  on  so  faithfully  for  weeks,  were  unmasked  to 
the  enemy  and  opened  simultaneously  from  48  guns. 
The  astonished  rebels  soon  replied  with  great  rapidity. 
As  the  ball  opened,  the  inhabitants  of  Secessionville, 


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on  James  Island,  crowded  to  the  roofs  of  the  houses 
till  they  were  black  with  them,  to  witness  the  battle. 
Our  gunboats  shelled  the  batteries  with  good  effect, 
and  the  enemy  discovering  our  position  in  the  boats, 
scattered  grape  and  cannister  among  us  with  fearful 
rapidity.  There  we  lay  in  the  boats  for  two  hours 
under  a  heavy  fire,  while  the  rebels  divided  their 
compliments  among  us  and  the  gunners  at  our  bat 
teries.  The  batteries  did  not  seem  to  have  the  de 
sired  effect  of  dispersing  the  enemy,  and  Gen.  Strong 
was  signalled  to  land  his  forces  and  charge  upon  their 
works.  The  rebels  perceiving  the  signal  and  inter 
preted  its  meaning,  directed  a  galling  fire  at  the  boats. 
One  boat  of  the  Sixth  was  struck  and  a  member  of 
Co.  "  E  "  lost  a  leg  which  soon  caused  his  death ; 
another  was  wounded  and  the  boat  overturned,  but 
was  soon  righted  by  help  from  others  and  the  men 
rescued.  We  pulled  for  the  shore,  eager  to  land,  and 
while  a  detachment  of  the  Seventh  Connecticut 
landed  first  on  the  left  of  the  rifle  pits  and  were  feel 
ing  their  way.  The  old  Sixth  sprang  into  the  water 
knee  deep  and  was  soon  directly  in  front  of  their 
battery;  rushing  forward  with  bayonets  fixed  and 
with  an  honest  Union  cheer.  The  rebels  depressed 
their  guns  to  rake  us  as  we  landed,  but  the  shot 
struck  the  ground  in  front  of  us  and  passed  over  our 
heads,  and  the  amazed  rebels,  seeing  our  determina 
tion,  turned  to  flee  just  as  we  gained  the  first  line  of 


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works,  but  we  were  too  quick  for  them,  and  the 
Sixth  captured  125  prisoners  and  a  rebel  flag.  Pri 
vate  Roper  Hounslow,  of  Co.  "  D,"  saw  the  bearer  of 
the  flag  making  for  the  rear  as  fast  as  his  legs  could 
carry  him,  when  he  ordered  him  to  halt;  but  he 
would  not,  and  he  shot  him  through  the  head.  The 
flag  was  inscribed  "  Pocolaligo,  Oct.  22,  1862."  It 
had  blood  stains  upon  it  which  were  probably  spilled 
at  that  place.  Col.  Chatfield  waved  the  banner  aloft, 
feeling  very  much  elated  to  think  we  had  captured 
the  flag  that  bore  this  inscription,  for  he  received  a 
wound  at  Pocotaligo.  Col.  Chatfield  led  his  men  to 
the  last  range  of  rifle  pits,  which  was  within  a  rifle 
shot  of  Fort  Wagner.  The  Sixth  had  the  advance  all 
day.  Our  flags  were  riddled  with  shell,  and  the  staff" 
of  the  stars  and  stripes  was  broken  in  three  different 
places.  A  rebel  ramrod  was  substituted  for  the 
broken  staff,  and  our  flags  floated  from  the  only 
house  on  the  island.  This  house  was  the  headquar 
ters  for  the  rebel  officers,  and  when  we  entered  it  the 
coffee  was  in  cups  on  the  table  and  breakfast  nearly 
ready  ;  but  we  did  not  stop  to  eat,  as  we  were  looking 
for  water;  and  seeing  the  coffee,  disposed  of  it  in 
short  meter.  Two  solid  shot  from  Fort  Wagner 
came  tearing  through  the  house,  demolishing  the 
chimney  and  scattering  the  bricks  upon  the  tables  in 
great  confusion.  We  concluded  that  we  might  be 
demolished  if  we  remained  in  there  long,  so  went 


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out ;  the  house  being  a  good  target,  it  was  soon  rid 
dled  with  shell  from  Forts  Sumpter  and  Wagner. 

We  remained  at  the  front  till  about  sunset,  under 
a  severe  fire  continually.  Tired  and  footsore,  with 
hardly  anything  to  eat,  and  without  sleep  for  three 
nights,  we  were  glad  when  orders  came  for  us  to  fall 
to  the  rear  and  another  regiment  to  take  our  place. 
Gen.  Strong  was  active  all  day  and  infused  spirit 
into  the  soldiers  by  his  commanding  aspect.  When 
we  landed  he  was  burdened  with  a  pair  of  long  mili 
tary  boots  upon  his  feet,  and  as  we  jumped  into  the 
water  these  became  so  full  that  locomotion  was  well 
nigh  impossible,  so  he  pulled  them  off  and  threw 
them  away,  going  in  his  stockings.  The  briars  over 
the  sand  hills  soon  wore  the  bottoms  of  these  off,  and 
having  captured  a  rebel  mule,  got  astride  of  him  and 
went  forward  with  a  cheer  from  the  soldiers.  Soon 
after  the  battle  he  appeared  among  the  members  of 
the  Sixth,  still  astride  the  mule,  who  looked  jaded 
enough.  "  Boys,"  said  he,  "  I  don't  look  like  a 
General,  but  you  look  and  have  acted  like  true  sol 
diers,"  and  immediately  rode  away,  followed  by  the 
cheers  of  the  soldiers. 

It  was  determined  to  assault  Fort  Wagner  and  cap 
ture  it  with  the  bayonet.  The  Seventh  Connecticut 
was  to  lead  the  charge,  supported  by  the  Ninth  Maine 
and  Seventy-sixth  Pennsylvania.  Early  on  the  morn 
ing  of  the  nth,  before  the  lark  was  awake,  this  com- 

7 


jo  Sixth  Connecticut 

mand  silently  moved  forward,  drove  in  the  rebel 
pickets  and  with  a  cheer  rushed  into  the  ditch  and  up 
the  parapet,  but  met  a  very  stubborn  foe,  who  poured 
grape  and  cannister  into  their  ranks.  The  Ninth 
Maine,  instead  of  supporting  them,  wavered,  at  such 
a  fearful  fire,  and  ran  away,  while  the  Seventy-sixth 
Pennsylvania  stood  their  ground.  But  the  battle  was 
against  fearful  odds,  and  they  were  obliged  to  retire 
and  give  up  the  contest.  The  Sixth  lay  all  night  in  the 
rifle  pits  before  Wagner,  in  a  drenching  rain,  keeping 
a  sharp  look  out  for  any  surprise.  On  the  morning 
of  the  i8th  they  came  into  camp  wet  and  covered 
with  sand,  weary  enough  to  lay  up  for  a  rest ;  but 
there  is  no  rest  for  the  soldier  in  time  of  war. 
Scarcely  had  we  brushed  off  the  sand  and  got  a  bite 
of  pork  and  crackers  before  we  were  ordered  to  join 
in  the  assault  on  Wagner  at  dark.  Never  was  an 
order  more  cheerfully  obeyed,  especially  as  the  word 
passed  around  that  Col.  Chatfield  was  to  lead  us  into 
action,  the  Colonel  declaring  his  preference  "to 
stand  or  fall  with  the  men  of  the  Sixth,"  and  refusing 
the  honor  of  commanding  our  brigade,  which  be 
longed  to  him  as  the  ranking  officer.  The  gunboats 
shelled  the  rebel  fort  incessantly,  plowing  up  great 
heaps  of  sand  with  one  shell,  and  another  perhaps 
would  fill  up  the  crevice.  The  broadsides  from  the 
New  Ironsides  were  terrific,  and  the  five  monitors  in 
line,  together  with  five  other  gunboats,  seemed  to 


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pour  shell  enough  into  Wagner  to  start  several  first 
class  iron  foundries.  Shot  and  shell  crashed  above 
and  within  it  and  we  wondered  if  half  of  them 
accomplished  their  mission.  Before  night  came, 
hardly  a  gun  boomed  from  Wagner,  and  many  seemed 
to  think  an  easy  victory  was  within  reach.  As  twi 
light  approached  the  whole  command  lay  under  cover 
of  the  sand  hills,  waiting  for  the  order  to  advance. 
The  Fifty-fourth  Massachusetts  (colored  regiment) 
were  given  the  post  of  honor,  the  right  of  the  first 
brigade,  which  position  belonged  to  the  Sixth ;  but 
at  the  request  of  Col.  Shaw  of  the  Fifty-fourth,  who 
wanted  the  black  troops  to  distinguish  themselves, 
Col.  Chatfield  granted  them  their  wish.  Gen.  Strong, 
who  was  to  lead  the  charge,  then  addressed  them. 
He  said,  "  Men  of  Massachusetts,  I  am  going  to  put 
you  in  front  of  the  chivalry  of  South  Carolina,  and 
they  will  pour  iron  hail  in  your  faces;  but  don't 
flinch ;  defend  the  flag  and  uphold  the  honor  of  the 
State  of  Massachusetts."  He  further  told  them  "the 
Sixth  Connecticut  was  immediately  behind  them,  and 
I  know  they  will  not  flinch."  They  fell  upon  one 
knee  in  the  sand  and  with  their  right  arm  raised, 
they  swore  they  would  do  it. 

The  command  formed  silently  on  the  beach;  the 
men  seemed  impatient  to  move  as  the  scene  became 
exciting.  "  Close  column,  by  companies,"  was  the 
order  given,  and  the  first  brigade  was  off  for  its  work. 


72  Sixth  Connecticut 

Steadily  forward  we  moved,  while  the  gunboats  still 
roared  away.  At  a  given  signal  they  ceased  their 
fire  and  the  order  passed  to  charge.  The  rebels 
waited  till  we  were  within  range  and  then  poured  a 
volley  into  our  ranks  from  their  guns  on  the  parapet, 
while  the  riflemen  rattled  their  bullets  from  the  small 
arms.  The  Fifty-fourth  wavered  for  a  moment,  and 
that  moment  was  fatal  to  them ;  they  broke  and  fled. 
On  pressed  the  Sixth  through  the  iron  hail,  picked 
our  way  through  the  abatis,  descended  the  ditch  and 
climbed  up  the  steep  sides  of  the  fort,  and  gaining 
the  parapet,  was  among  the  rebels.  The  flash  of 
a  thousand  rifles  poured  into  us,  followed  in  quick 
succession  by  hand  grenades.  Shrapnel,  cannister 
and  grape  were  freely  showered  into  the  ranks,  while 
we  leaped  down  to  the  casemates  and  bomb-proofs, 
driving  the  enemy  before  us  in  great  confusion. 
They  entered  their  rifle  pits  and  checked  our  further 
advance.  The  night  was  so  dark  it  was  hard  to  dis 
tinguish  friend  from  foe,  and  a  signal  from  the  rebels 
turned  the  fire  of  Fort  Sumpter  and  Battery  Gregg 
upon  the  angle  of  the  fort  which  we  held.  In  vain 
did  we  look  for  help  from  the  second  brigade.  Many 
a  brave  soldier  had  sealed  his  loyalty  with  his  blood, 
and  Gens.  Strong  and  Seymour,  Col.  Chatfield  and 
others,  were  badly  wounded  and  carried  to  the  rear. 
We  were  virtually  without  any  commanding  officer 
to  lead  us.  To  wait  for  daylight  would  have  been 


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sheer  madness,  and  the  supporting  brigade,  terrified 
by  the  deadly  cannonade,  instead  of  relying  upon  the 
bayonet  to  accomplish  the  work,  stopped  and  fired. 
The  rebels  saw  the  mistake  and  rallied  upon  the 
Sixth,  which  stood  almost  alone  within  their  works. 
The  charge  was  repulsed,  but  after  remaining  for 
about  three  hours  under  such  a  deadly  fire,  we  escaped 
as  best  we  could,  with  terrible  loss.  Had  the  second 
brigade  supported  us  in  time,  no  doubt  we  could 
have  held  it.  The  Fifty-fourth  Massachusetts  Regi 
ment  rallied  soon  after  they  faltered  and  came  up  to 
the  left  angle  of  the  fort,  where  they  finally  did  good 
service.  Here  Col.  Shaw  met  his  death.  The  Sixth 
Regiment  and  the  Connecticut  colors  were  the  first 
in  the  fort  that  night.  The  color-bearer,  a  German 
named  Gustave  DeBouge,  was  shot  through  the  fore 
head  while  carrying  the  colors  in  the  assault,  and  fell 
dead  upon  the  flag,  his  life  blood  staining  them 
through.  Several  brave  ones  who  were  near  seized 
them,  but  they  also  fell  either  dead  or  wounded. 
Captain  Frederick  B.  Osborn  of  Co.  "  K,"  as  brave 
an  officer  as  ever  wore  shoulder  straps,  finally  suc 
ceeded  in  pulling  them  from  under  the  bodies  and 
bearing  them  off  in  triumph.  Our  flags  were  much 
shattered  and  torn,  but  both  were  saved  from  the 
enemy. 

In  leaving  Wagner  that  night,  the  ditch  we  crossed 
was  filled  with  the  dead  and  wounded,  and  we  were 


7^  Sixth  Connecticut 

compelled  to  step  upon  their  bodies  in  making  our 
escape.  Many  fell  wounded  upon  the  beach,  and  as 
the  salt  water  surged  over  their  bodies  and  in  their 
wounds,  their  groans  and  cries  were  terrible  to  hear. 
Men  begged  piteously  to  others  more  fortunate,  to 
remove  them  out  of  reach  of  the  incoming  tide. 
Our  return  to  camp  was  attended  with  almost  as  much 
danger  as  our  advance,  and  many  brave  men  who 
were  spared  through  the  terrible  ordeal  in  the  fort, 
were  either  killed  or  wounded  in  returning  to  the 
rear.  Every  foot  of  ground  seemed  to  be  covered 
by  the  fire  of  the  enemy's  guns.  Batteries  Gregg 
and  Wagner,  Forts  Johnson,  Ripley  and  Sumpter, 
besides  two  gunboats  in  the  harbor,  all  directed  their 
missiles  of  death  to  further  our  destruction  while 
retreating ;  and  how  so  many  of  us  were  spared 
through  such  a  terrible  conflict,  can  be  attributed 
only  to  the  goodness  of  our  Heavenly  Father.  Truly 
the  God  of  battles  was  on  our  side. 

Our  loss  was  quite  heavy,  considering  the  force 
engaged  ;  the  Sixth  being  exposed  to  the  deadliest 
fire,  their  ranks  were  pretty  well  thinned  out  and  the 
total  figures  footed  up  to  141  killed,  wounded  and 
missing.  Many  of  the  wounded  brought  off  the  field 
died  the  next  day.  Among  the  killed  was  Lieut. 
Stevens  of  Co.  "I,"  a  cannister  shot  passing  through 
his  heart.  He  was  Ass't  Adjutant  General  on  Gen. 
Seymour's  staff,  a  position  he  filled  with  great  ability. 


Volunteer  Infantry.  75 

Having  made  military  matters  a  study  for  a  number 
of  years  his  services  were  valuable  to  the  government. 
His  body  was  brought  off  the  field  and  buried  be 
neath  one  of  the  lone  palmettos.  A  large  influx  of 
surgeons  arrived  from  the  North  a  few  days  after  the 
battle,  many  of  whom  were  mere  boys,  having  hardly 
attained  their  majority,  without  experience,  and, 
many  without  common  sense,  came  to  Morris  Island 
to  assist  in  caring  for  the  wounded.  A  slight 
wound  in  the  limb  was  sufficient  cause  for  them  to 
amputate,  and  many  suffered  amputation  of  limbs  that 
with  proper  treatment  could  have  been  spared  to 
them.  The  writer  saw  a  surgeon's  table  improvised 
on  a  sand  bluff,  where  these  "  would-be-surgeons  " 
were  using  the  scalpel  knife  in  severing  the  arms  and 
legs  of  the  wounded,  and  a  great  pile  lay  beside  them. 
Many  a  victim  protested  against  this  outrage,  but  was 
told  that  it  was  the  only  thing  that  would  prolong 
life.  The  victims  in  many  cases  died  soon  after  the 
operation. 

Fatigue  duty  fell  unusually  hard  upon  the  troops 
on  the  island,  and  every  night  found  the  Sixth  in  the 
trenches,  building  batteries  or  hauling  heavy  guns  to 
the  front.  Under  fire  every  day  and  night,  the  regi 
ment  suffered  the  loss  of  many  members  by  wounds 
and  death.  While  at  the  front  one  day  a  flag  of 
truce  came  from  Wagner,  borne  by  a  rebel  Captain 
named  Tracy.  Capt.  Tracy  of  the  Sixth  met  him  and 


7<5  Sixth  Connecticut 

found  that  he  wanted  to  negotiate  for  an  exchange  of 
prisoners.  Gen.  Vodges  was  informed  and  the  terms 
agreed  upon.  On  Friday,  July  24,  a  large  steamer 
bearing  our  wounded,  came  down  the  harbor  and  ran 
alongside  of  one  of  the  monitors.  It  was  said  she 
was  a  blockade  runner  and  had  recently  ran  the 
blockade.  Upon  her  decks  were  Englishmen  dressed 
in  the  height  of  fashion,  talking  loudly  of  the  supe 
rior  intellect  of  the  southern  chivalry.  The  steamer 
Cosmopolitan,  which  had  recently  been  fitted  up  as  a 
hospital  ship,  ran  alongside  and  delivered  up  the 
rebel  wounded  and  the  rebels  gave  us  205  Union 
soldiers.  They  also  reported  that  they  had  amputated 
the  limbs  of  25  and  that  50  had  died  on  their  hands. 
We  also  learned  that  they  were  so  indignant  because 
our  government  employed  negro  troops,  that  when 
they  found  Col.  Shaw's  body  they  dug  a  deep  trench 
and  put  the  body  in  and  then  threw  25  dead  negroes 
top  of  it.  This  circumstance  we  learned  to  be  a  fact, 
the  pickets  in  our  front  having  reported  the  same 
thing  to  us. 

The  Sixth  Regiment,  so  shattered  in  the  charge  of 
the  1 8th  and  depleted  in  numbers,  was  ordered  to 
Hilton  Head  to  recruit  and  care  for  the  large  num 
bers  who  were  wounded.  We  landed  there  on  the 
3ist  of  July,  commanded  by  Captain  Tracy,  who  was 
senior  Captain  in  the  regiment  and  highest  officer  for 
duty.  While  at  the  Head  the  news  came  to  us  of  the 


Volunteer  Infantry.  77 

death  of  Gen.  Strong  and  Col.  Chatfield,  both  having 
gone  North  to  recruit  their  health.  The  men  of  the 
Sixth  cherished  very  great  affection  for  their  beloved 
Colonel,  and  were  grieved  to  hear  of  his  untimely 
death. 

Col.  Chatfield  was  born  at  Oxford,  Conn.,  in  1826; 
was  the  son  of  Pulaski  and  Amanda  Chatfield.  He 
was  apprenticed  to  the  carpenter  business  in  Derby, 
where  he  served  four  years  at  his  trade ;  after  which 
he  worked  as  a  journeyman.  In  1855,  having  moved 
to  Waterbury,  he  was  associated  with  a  brother  in 
building,  and  the  firm  was  widely  and  favorably 
known.  Always  upright,  a  man  of  sterling  integrity, 
prompt  and  honorable  in  all  his  dealings,  he  pos 
sessed  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all  with  whom 
he  came  in  contact. 

Col.  Chatfield  was  born  a  soldier;  he  commenced  as 
a  private  in  the  Derby  Blues  and  was  active  in  raising 
the  Waterbury  City  Guard,  and  afterwards  became  its 
Captain.  His  service  with  the  three  months  troops 
was  a  fine  school  in  which  to  display  his  military 
genius,  and  he  caught  the  true  military  spirit,  which 
he  seemed  to  infuse  into  his  fellow  soldiers.  Subse 
quently,  becoming  Colonel  of  the  Sixth,  he  brought 
it  to  a  state  of  discipline  second  to  none  in  the  ser 
vice.  The  early  part  of  the  service  seemed  too  much 
for  him,  and  he  remained  at  Annapolis,  an  invalid, 
while  the  regiment  was  sent  on  the  expedition,  but 


j8  Sixth  Connecticut 

joined  it  again  in  January,  1862.  At  Pocotaligo  he 
received  a  cannister  shot  in  his  right  thigh,  but  recov 
ered  sufficiently  to  join  us  again  in  April,  when  for  a 
time  he  was  placed  by  Gen.  Hunter  in  command  of 
the  forces  at  Hilton  Head.  After  serving  there  for 
some  time,  he  was  relieved  at  his  own  request  and 
permitted  to  join  in  the  operations  on  Morris  Island. 
In  the  charge  on  Fort  Wagner  he  was  wounded  in 
the  leg,  and  in  attempting  to  drag  himself  out,  was 
hit  a  second  time  in  his  right  hand,  which  knocked 
his  sword  out  of  his  grasp.  He  was  carried  to  the 
rear  by  Private  Andrew  H.  Grogan  of  Co.  "I,"  and 
Chaplain  Woodruff'  procured  transportation  for  him 
to  his  home.  He  spoke  very  feelingly  in  regard  to 
the  charge  of  his  regiment,  and  inquired  if  the  colors 
were  safe.  Being  informed  that  all  that  was  left  of 
them  was  brought  off  the  field,  his  eyes  glistened  as 
he  replied,  "  Thank  God  for  that ;  I  am  so  glad  they 
are  safe ;  keep  them  as  long  as  there  is  a  thread  left." 
He  was  sent  home  on  a  steamer,  but  the  journey  was 
exhausting  to  him  and  probably  hastened  his  death. 
He  passed  away  from  his  earthly  labors  August  10, 
surrounded  by  his  family.  Just  before  his  death  a 
gleam  of  consciousness  was  visible,  and  looking  up 
he  recognized  his  weeping  family,  and  expressed  his 
entire  willingness  and  readiness  to  depart,  and  died 
with  hardly  a  struggle.  Had  Col.  Chatfield  lived  he 
would  have  distinguished  himself,  and  no  doubt  risen 


Volunteer  Infantry.  yp 

high  in  rank ;  his  record  a  knight  might  envy.  His 
noble  deeds  and  eminently  Christian  character  will 
ever  be  fresh  in  the  memory  of  the  members  of  the 
old  Sixth  Regiment. 


Sixth  Connecticut 


CHAPTER    VI. 

After  the  death  of  Col.  Chatfield,  Redfield  Duryee 
was  appointed  Colonel  of  the  Sixth,  rising  from  Ad 
jutant  to  that  position  at  a  single  step.  He  had  been 
North  on  recruiting  service  for  eighteen  months  pre 
vious  to  his  appointment,  but  after  securing  that 
position  he  hastened  to  join  the  regiment  in  the  field. 
The  appointment  was  not  received  very  pleasantly 
by  the  officers  of  the  Sixth,  nor  by  the  privates,  who 
expressed  much  dissatisfaction  at  his  appointment. 
Those  who  had  been  with  the  regiment  through  thick 
and  thin  and  had  borne  the  brunt  of  the  battles,  were 
more  justly  entitled  to  promotion  to  that  position 
than  Redfield  Duryee,  who  had  been  home  for  half 
of  his  term  of  enlistment.  But  merit  is  not  always 
justly  rewarded,  and  the  appointment  had  to  be  en 
dured,  although  it  was  not  according  to  our  taste. 
Our  new  colonel  enjoined  upon  the  regiment  severe 
drills  and  guard  duties,  while  it  was  tasked  severely 
and  laboriously  with  fatigue  duty  every  day  and  often 
far  into  the  night.  We  found  it  difficult  to  endure 
the  loss  of  Col.  Chatfield.  Few  men,  living  in  the 


Volunteer  Infantry.  8\ 

midst  of  such  temptations  as  army  life  afforded,  could 
resist  so  practically  the  attractions  that  led  so  many 
good  men  astray ;  yet  he  stood  as  a  beacon  light,  and 
his  counsel  and  judgment  were  often  sought  by  those 
who  were  his  superiors  in  rank.  Had  Col.  Chatfield 
lived,  the  entire  regiment  would  no  doubt  have  re- 
enlisted  ;  but  as  the  command  passed  into  other 
hands,  the  number  did  not  exceed  200  who  consented 
to  remain  till  the  close  of  the  war.  Lieut.  Col. 
Speidel  and  Capt.  Leach  resigned  their  commissions 
and  left  the  regiment  in  August,  1863.  Ill  health  was 
the  cause  of  their  resignations. 

Col.  Speidel  never  fully  recovered  from  the  wound 
received  at  Pocotaligo,  and  the  regiment  was  loth  to 
part  with  him,  as  he  endeared  himself  to  the  boys  by 
his  soldierly  bearing  and  commanding  ways.  He 
was  a  brave  officer  and  never  flinched  on  the  field,  but 
always  inspired  the  men  with  true  courage  and 
patriotism. 

October  2oth,  five  companies  of  the  Sixth  went  on 
provost  guard  duty,  relieving  the  Eighth  Maine. 
We  occupied  the  provost  building  and  had  charge  of 
a  large  number  of  rebel  prisoners,  as  well  as  others 
from  Union  regiments,  who  had  been  guilty  of  some 
crime  known  to  military  law.  Among  the  rebel 
prisoners  was  a  Captain  Monroe  whom  the  Sixth 
captured,  with  others,  on  Morris  Island.  He  was 
son  of  the  Mayor  of  Charleston,  and  a  most  bitter 


8'2  Sixth  Connecticut 

and  uncompromising  rebel.  He  evinced  no  desire  to 
shake  hands  over  the  "bloody  chasm,"  but,  on  the 
contrary,  was  bitterly  opposed  to  the  Union  and  to 
the  hireling  soldiers  employed  by  Lincoln.  He 
raved  and  stormed  in  the  guard  house  like  a  mad 
bull,  and  swore  he  would  fight  us  to  the  bitter  end 
whenever  he  should  be  exchanged  or  released.  He 
was  taken  to  some  Northern  prison  with  about  100 
other  prisoners,  a  guard  from  the  Sixth  accompany 
ing  them. 

Volunteering  having  partially  subsided  in  the 
State,  and  as  the  government  was  in  need  of  more 
troops,  drafting  commenced  in  other  States  as  well  as 
in  Connecticut.  The  Sixth  received  about  200  men 
in  October;  some  were  conscripts  and  others  drafted 
men,  as  but  few  voluntered  for  the  service.  Their 
advent  was  not  hailed  with  much  pleasure  or  satis 
faction  by  the  old  regiment,  as  they  claimed  that 
"forced"  men  would  not  fight  and  could  not  be 
trusted  in  case  of  an  emergency.  Some  were  vile 
roughs  and  were  frequently  in  the  guard  house ; 
while  others  manifested  a  disposition  to  do  their 
duty,  and  did  make  very  good  soldiers.  Three  of 
the  substitutes  deserted  from  the  regiment  while  on 
picket,  but  were  captured  and  placed  in  close  con 
finement  at  the  provost  guard  house.  While  there 
they  succeeded  in  getting  away  twice ;  the  first  time 
they  were  found  in  Ossanabaw  Sound  and  were  re- 


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turned  to  the  post,  where  they  were  tried  for  deser 
tion  before  a  court  martial,  of  which  Capt.  Tracy  of 
the  Sixth  was  president,  found  guilty  and  sentenced 
to  be  shot  to  death  by  musketry.  They  were  then 
chained  hand  and  foot  to  a  post  inside  of  the  provost 
quarters ;  and,  notwithstanding  these  precautions, 
together  with  a  strong  guard,  they  succeeded  in  get 
ting  away  again.  They  took  a  boat  near  the  pier 
and  made  off;  but  while  in  Warsaw  sound  near  the 
shore,  their  boat  grounded  and  they  wrere  captured 
by  a  picket  boat  from  the  gunboat  Patapsco.  They 
were  very  bold,  ingenious  men,  and  their  skill  and 
perseverance  might  have  won  them  honor  if  rightly 
applied.  The  culprits  were  Germans  by  birth  :  pri 
vates  Henry  Schumaker,  of  Co.  "  C,"  Henry  Stark,  of 
Co.  "E,"  and  Gustav  Hoofan,  of  Co.  "B." 

In  the  case  of  the  latter  an  error  was  discovered  in 
writing  his  name,  the  name  Hoofan  having  been 
written  Hoffman  by  the  Judge  Advocate.  Col.  Dur- 
yee  wishing  to  be  merciful  to  the  full  extent  consist 
ent  with  duty,  availed  himself  of  this  technical  error 
and  protested  against  his  execution.  This  protest  was 
allowed,  and  he  was  saved  from  death  and  ordered  to 
return  to  duty  with  his  regiment.  The  man  was  more 
than  pleased  at  this  announcement,  but  the  Judge  Ad 
vocate,  a  lieutenant  of  the  Eighty-fifth  Pennsylvania 
regiment,  was  severely  censured  in  general  orders 
for  his  inexcusable  carelessness  and  fatal  error. 


84  Sixth  Connecticut 

The  following  order  was  issued  to  the  troops  for 
the  execution  of  the  deserters  : 

GENERAL  ORDERS,  No.  7. 

HEADQUARTERS  HILTON  HEAD,  ) 

Hilton  Head,  S.  C.,  April  16,  1864.  f 

In  obedience  to  General  Orders  No.  50,  Department  of  the 
South,  Hilton  Head,  S.  C.,  April  15,  1864,  the  sentence  of  private 
Henry  Schumaker,  of  Co.  "  C,"  and  private  Henry  Stark,  Co. 
"  E,"  Sixth  regiment  Connecticut  Volunteers,  who  were  tried  be 
fore  a  court  martial  assembled  at  Hilton  Head,  S.  C.,  March  4, 
1864,  for  the  crime  of  desertion,  and  were  sentenced  to  be  shot  to 
death  with  musketry,  will  be  carried  into  execution  at  this  Post 
on  Sunday  the  iyth  day  of  April,  1864,  at  three  o'clock  P.  M.,  on  the 
field  beyond  the  causeway  and  in  the  presence  of  all  the  troops  of 
this  command.  All  fatigue  work  within  the  line  of  the  entrench 
ments  will  be  suspended  on  that  day  during  the  afternoon,  and 
every  officer  and  man  not  upon  the  sick  list  or  upon  other  duty, 
will  be  present.  The  firing  party  will  be  furnished  by  the  Sixth 
Connecticut  Volunteers.  Capt.  E.  S.  Babcock,  gth  U.  S.  C.  T., 
Provost  Marshal,  will  make  the  necessary  arrangements  for  the 
execution.  The  several  regiments  and  detachments  comprising 
the  command  will  report  at  two  o'clock  p.  M.  to  Lieut.  Woodruff, 
A.  A.  D.  C.,  who  will  be  stationed  there  to  direct  them  to  their 
positions. 

By  order  of  Col.  REDFIELD    DURYEE, 

WALTER  FITCH, 

ist  Lieut.  6th  Conn.  Vols.,  Post  Adj.   ' 

Official : 
D.  A.  WOODRUFF, 

ist  Lieut.  6th  Conn.  Vols.,  A.  A.  D.  C. 


Volunteer  Infantry.  85 

As  soon  as  the  time  had  been  fixed  for  their  execu 
tion  they  were  visited  by  the  Provost  Marshal,  who 
informed  them  of  their  fate  and  advised  them  to  pre 
pare  for  death.  They  seemed  stolid  and  indifferent 
at  first,  but  upon  reflection  they  gave  way  to  their 
feelings  and  desired  to  have  a  priest  sent  to  them 
(they  were  both  Roman  Catholics),  and  Rev.  Mr. 
Hasson,  a  Catholic  priest  who  was  in  the  department, 
was  sent  for  and  ministered  to  them.  It  was  for  a 
long  time  difficult  to  convince  them  that  their  case 
was  hopeless,  but  Mr.  Hasson's  arguments  finally 
forced  conviction,  and,  after  hearing  their  confession 
twice,  he  performed  all  the  rites  of  the  Church  that 
were  practicable.  The  prisoners  were  taken  from 
their  cells  at  about  two  o'-clock,  placed  in  army 
wagons  and  seated  on  the  coffins  in  which  they  were 
to  be  buried.  The  column  was  formed  as  follows  : 

Capt.  E.  S.  Babcock,  Provost  Marshal,  mounted. 

Capt.  J.  P.  King,  Asst.  Provost  Marshal,  mounted. 

Drum  Corps  in  two  ranks. 

Firing  Party  of  24  men  detailed  from  6th  Conn. 

The  Prisoners  in  wagon  seated  on  their  coffins. 

Ambulance  containing  Rev.  Mr.  Hasson,  and  Chaplain 
Woodruff,  of  the  6th  Conn.;  Rev.  Mr.  Taylor  of  the  Christian 
Commission  ;  the  Surgeon  of  the  Provost  guard  house,  and  the 
Surgeon  of  the  6th  Connecticut. 

The  funeral' escort,  consisting  of  a  corporal  and 
eight  men,  marched  to  funeral  music,  with  arms  re- 

8* 


86  Sixth  Connecticut 

versed.  Slowly  the  procession  proceeded  to  the  ap 
pointed  place ;  the  square  was  formed  on  three  sides, 
and  the  victims  were  driven  around  once  that  all 
might  see  them  and  avoid  their  fate.  They  main 
tained  a  calm  demeanor  to  all,  except  as  they  passed 
our  regiment  they  took  off  their  caps  several  times 
to  their  old  comrades.  On  reaching  the  end  of  the 
square  they  were  assisted  to  alight  from  the  wagons, 
the  coffins  were  placed  on  the  ground,  the  culprits 
sitting  down  upon  them  white  the  Provost  Marshal 
read  the  charges,  findings  and  sentence.  After  a 
short  prayer  by  the  priest  they  were  blindfolded  and 
their  hands  tied  behind  them  and  made  to  kneel  upon 
their  coffins,  facing  the  center  of  the  square.  The 
firing  party  came  up  and  were  halted  at  six  paces 
distant,  when,  at  a  signal  from  Capt.  Babcock,  they 
fired  and  the  victims  fell  upon  their  coffins.  Schu- 
maker  was  pierced  with  nine  bullets  and  Stark  with 
eight.  They  lay  just  as  they  had  fallen  till  the  whole 
command  marched  past  them  on  the  way  to  camp, 
when  they  were  put  into  the  coffins  and  buried. 

On  the  2oth  of  April,  Capt.  Lewis  C.  Allen,  Jr., 
died  of  disease.  He  was  formerly  a  member  of  a 
militia  company  in  Georgia,  and  afterwards  remov 
ing  to  New  Haven,  was  drill  officer  of  the  New  Haven 
Blues.  He  went  out  as  ist  Lieut,  in  Capt.  Root's 
company  in  the  Third  three  months  troops,  and  later 
as  captain  of  the  "  Brewster  Rifles,"  Co.  "  F,"  of  the 


Volunteer  Infantry.  87 

Sixth  regiment.  He  participated  in  all  the  battles  of 
the  regiment,  and  was  looked  upon  as  a  brave  and 
efficient  officer  by  all  the  regiment  and  was  much 
esteemed  by  his  own  company  for  his  uniform  cour 
tesy  and  gentlemanly  bearing. 

Lieut.  Col.  Klein,  with  the  re-enlisting  veterans  of 
the  regiment,  were  given  a  thirty  days  furlough  after 
re-enlisting;  they  sailed  for  the  North  and  were 
received  in  New  Haven  with  demonstrations  of  re 
spect,  escorted  to  Music  Hall,  where  Mayor  Tyler 
addressed  a  welcome  to  the  returning  soldiers,  after 
which  they  sat  down  to  a  banquet  provided  for  them. 

The  regiment  remained  at  Hilton  Head  through 
the  fall  and  winter  months  of  '63  and  '64,  engaging 
in  an  occasional  scout  after  the  Johnnies,  drilling 
and  doing  fatigue  duty  in  various  ways.  If  a  battery 
was  to  be  built  or  earthworks  thrown  up,  the  Sixth 
was  sure  to  have  a  hand  in  it.  Many  of  our  officers 
having  resigned  and  our  ranks  being  depleted  by 
disease,  we  were  finally  ordered,  with  our  corps,  to 
join  Butler  on  the  James  River,  and  we  bade  adieu 
to  South  Carolina  on  the  2yth  of  April,  1864,  and 
sailed  for  our  new  scene  of  labor  and  strife.  We 
arrived  at  Hampton  Roads  after  due  time  and  landed 
at  Gloucester  Point,  opposite  Yorktown.  Here  we 
found  large  numbers  of  troops  encamped  in  very 
close  proximity  to  each  other,  and  indications 
pointed  to  a  general  advance  along  the  line.  The 


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redoubtable  Ben  seemed  in  his  element  and  was  busy 
from  morning  till  far  into  the  night,  making  the 
necessary  preparations  for  the  conflict.  Our  corps 
(the  loth),  and  the  i8th  corps,  under  Gen.  W.  F. 
Smith,  were  ordered  to  pack  up  all  the  surplus  cloth 
ing  belonging  to  the  officers  and  men,  and  the  cooks 
were  divested  of  all  their  cooking  utensils  except 
two  camp  kettles.  Large  quantities  of  clothes  and 
goods  were  put  in  boxes  and  barrels  and  shipped  to 
Norfolk,  where  they  were  to  be  stored  ;  but,  unfor 
tunately,  the  steamer  containing  the  goods  of  the 
Sixth  sprung  a  leak  and  sank,  the  crew  barely  escap 
ing  with  their  lives.  Butler  ordered  the  command  to 
go  as  light  as  possible  in  regard  to  clothing-  and 
effects,  and  the  rations  were  cut  down  to  such  extent 
that  we  were  to  be  deprived  of  many  articles  that 
were  palatable  to  a  soldier.  Beef,  beans  and  potatoes 
were  excluded  from  our  bill  of  fare,  and  bacon  and 
salt  pork  were  to  be  more  freely  used.  Half  rations 
of  soap  and  full  rations  of  whiskey  and  quinine  were 
among  the  items  which  were  considered  necessary  for 
our  comfort,  and  lastly,  two  pairs  of  Uncle  Sam's 
brogans  wrere  ordered  for  each  man,  fearing,  perhaps, 
that  the  sacred  mud  of  Virginia  might  draw  off  one 
pair  while  experiencing  a  march  after  a  gentle  fall  of 
dew. 

May  4th,  the  whole  command  embarked  at  Glou 
cester  Point  and  ascended  the  James.      The  infantry, 


Volunteer  Infantry.  89 

artillery  and  cavalry  numbered  about  25,000  men,  all 
told.  The  gunboats  went  up  the  river  a  day  earlier 
than  the  transports.  The  scenery  along  the  banks  of 
the  James  was  indeed  beautiful ;  the  corn  and  cotton 
crops  were  growing  splendidly ;  large  fields  in  culti 
vation  met  the  eye  on  every  hand,  and  everything 
clearly  indicated  that  Johnny  Reb  did  not  expect  us 
quite  so  soon.  The  steamers  were  crowded  with  the 
troops,  and  the  bunting  streaming  from  the  ma^ts  and 
rigging  was  a  pleasing  sight  to  all  beholders.  If  the 
enemy  saw  this  advance  of  Butler's  army  coming  they 
could  not  but  dread  the  results. 

The  6th  of  May  the  entire  force  landed  at  Bermuda 
Hundred  and  pushed  inland.  The  day  was  extremely 
warm  and  the  extra  pair  of  brogans  that  "  Bennie  " 
made  us  take  were  soon  thrown  off,  as  well  as  blank 
ets  and  knapsacks, — anything  to  lighten  our  load. 
The  march  through  the  woods  and  fields  was  strewed 
with  these  articles,  but  none  could  tell  whether  they 
would  ever  be  needed  again,  for  we  wist  not  what  was 
before  us.  We  marched  about  eight  miles  and  halted 
for  the  night  in  a  piece  of  pine  woods,  where  we 
threw  up  a  rude  entrenchment  to  cover  us  against  a 
sudden  attack.  The  night  passed  with  no  general 
alarm,  although  the  advance  pickets  skirmished  with 
the  enemy.  We  were  up  betimes  in  the  morning  and 
on  the  move,  passing  many  swamps  and  deep  mo 
rasses,  which  made  progress  slow.  A  large  detach- 


go  Sixth  Connecticut 

ment  were  felling  trees  to  make  passage  for  the  artil 
lery  through  the  woods  and  swamps. 

On  the  9th  of  May  our  division  moved  on  to  the 
Petersburg  &  Richmond  R.  R.,  at  Chester  station, 
where  we  cut  the  telegraph  wires  and  tore  up  the 
track,  burning  the  ties  and  poles.  Our  brigade  pried 
up  the  rails  as  we  stood  close  together,  and  tumbled 
them  down  a  steep  bank.  Over  a  half  mile  of  track 
was  thus  disposed  of  at  a  time.  We  destroyed  about 
three  miles  of  the  track  at  this  time  and  guarded  the 
turnpike  and  all  approaches,  while  the  i8th  army 
corps  engaged  the  rebels  near  Richmond,  but  with 
little  success,  except  to  find  their  position.  The  next 
day  Gen.  D.  H.  Hill's  corps  advanced  from  Rich 
mond  and  our  forces  engaged  them  all  along  the  line. 
After  a  sharp  contest  which  continued  over  two  hours, 
the  rebels  withdrew  from  the  field  and  we  retired  a 
short  distance  to  the  rear.  The  casualties  of  the  Sixth 
were  one  killed  (Capt.  Jay  P.  Wilcox),  twenty 
wounded  and  four  missing. 

Captain  Wilcox  left  Waterbury  as  a  private  soldier 
in  the  Sixth,  but  was  soon  promoted  to  the  rank  of 
corporal  and  thence  passed  rapidly  to  that  of  captain. 
As  an  officer,  Capt.  Wilcox  gained  the  honor  and 
respect  of  all  under  his  command.  Resolute,  bold 
and  fearless,  he  proved'an  honor  to  the  cause,  and  the 
Union  lost  one  of  its  noblest  defenders. 

On  the   i4th  of  May  the   Sixth  was  ordered,  with 


Volunteer  Infantry.  pi 

the  rest  of  the  corps,  to  advance  to  Proctor's  Creek, 
near  Drury's  Bluff,  at  which  place  we  arrived  after 
little  skirmishing.  We  halted  near  the  edge  of  a 
piece  of  woods,  expecting  to  remain  but  a  short  time  ; 
but  Gen.  Butler  ordered  the  Quartermasters  to  bring 
up  all  camp  equipage  and  establish  our  camps  there 
before  commencing  operations  still  farther  in  advance. 
We  knew,  however,  that  we  could  not  advance  very 
much  farther  except  by  bringing  on  a  general  engage 
ment,  as  the  enemy  were  strongly  entrenched  a  short 
distance  from  us,  as  we  could  see  them  working  on 
their  batteries  every  day.  The  evening  of  the  i5th 
the  Sixth  occupied  the  extreme  front  at  the  center  of 
the  line,  on  picket.  The  night  passed  with  but  little 
firing  on  either  side.  Just  before  daylight,  while  a 
thick  fog  prevailed,  the  rebels  massed  their  forces  and 
made  a  very  determined  dash  in  our  front,  charging 
upon  us  furiously,  shouting  with  that  peculiar  yell  so 
characteristic  of  the  Johnnies.  We  knew  they  out 
numbered  us,  and  to  stand  alone  as  a  picket  line 
would  be  of  no  avail ;  yet  we  emptied  our  rifles  at 
them  several  times  and  fell  slowly  back  upon  the 
reserve.  They  proved  too  strong  for  our  corps  and 
it  gave  way  gradually.  We  did  not  "retreat,"  but 
"changed  front  to  the  rear,"  and  contested  every  foot 
of  ground ;  but  the  enemy  knowing  our  strength, 
forced  us  back  slowly  but  surely.  The  turnpike 
being  the  safest  ground  to  pass  over,  was  besieged  by 


$2  Sixth  Connecticut 

the  troops;  ambulances  carrying  the  wounded,  negro 
men  and  women,  rebel  prisoners  and  Union  soldiers 
filled  the  roadway,  while  heads  of  staff  were  busy 
issuing  orders  to  the  different  regiments  to  form  here 
and  there  to  check  the  rebel  advance.  One  regiment 
would  file  in  a  piece  of  woods ;  another  made  a  stand 
in  a  ravine,  while  our  batteries  limbered  up  to  get  a 
better  position  and  the  whole  force  resisted  bravely 
the  attack.  We  were  forced  back  about  six  miles, 
and,  as  night  came  on,  the  battle  ended. 

The  loss  on  our  side  was  much  larger  than  that  of 
the  rebels.  The  Sixth  suffered  severely,  considering 
the  numbers  engaged :  seven  killed  and  fifty-three 
wounded.  Among  the  wounded  were  Lieut.  Col. 
Meeker,  Captains  Charles  H.  Nichols  and  John 
N.  Tracy,  Lieutenants  Bennett  S.  Lewis,  Charles  J. 
Buckbee  and  Norman  Provost.  Capt.  Horatio  D. 
Eaton,  of  Hartford,  was  killed  while  encouraging  his 
men  forward.  He  served  through  the  three  months 
campaign  and  afterwards  went  out  as  lieutenant  of 
the  Sixth.  He  was  greatly  beloved  at  home  by  a 
large  circle  of  friends,  and  possessed  the  esteem  of 
the  regiment.  Capt.  Biebel  and  twenty  others  were 
captured  by  the  enemy. 

The  day  after  this  battle  the  men  of  the  Sixth  who 
who  had  re-enlisted  came  back  from  their  furlough 
and  reported  for  duty,  but  found  our  position  rather 
warmer  than  they  anticipated, — quite  unlike  the 


Volunteer  Infantry.  pj 

scenes  they  had  just  left  at  the  North.  We  threw  up 
entrenchments  every  night,  working  till  morning 
dawned,  and  the  Johnnies  were  unceasing  in  their 
efforts  to  dislodge  us,  many  of  the  men  being  wound 
ed  while  at  work.  The  picket  line  was  relieved  always 
at  night,  and  we  were  invariably  shelled  while  going 
on  that  duty.  After  being  posted  on  the  lines  things 
generally  quieted  down,  as  the  distance  between  the 
rebel  and  Union  pickets  was  often  less  than  three 
rods.  Conversation  was  kept  up  and  exchanges  of 
newspapers  frequently  took  place,  as  well  as  the  usual 
exchange  of  "  terbacker  "  for  coffee. 

The  old  Sixth  was  again  engaged  on  the  2oth  of 
May  with  the  enemy ;  the  Johnnies  fought  stubbornly 
and  seemed  determined  on  driving  us  back.  We  held 
our  ground,  but  made  no  advance.  After  about  four 
hours  they  were  repulsed  and  fell  back.  Lieut. 
Bradley  and  two  privates  were  mortally  wounded,  and 
died  soon  after  being  brought  into  camp.  Thirty-two 
of  the  regiment  were  wounded  and  one  missing. 
Thus  the  Yanks  of  the  Sixth  were  constantly  reduced 
by  these  frequent  skirmishes,  and  duty  fell  pretty 
severe  upon  those  who  were  able  to  perform  it. 
Scarcely  an  hour  passed,  day  or  night,  without  being 
shelled  by  the  enemy,  and  rest  seemed  out  of  the 
question.  The  pale  faces  and  haggard  looks  of  the 
men  told  too  plainly  what  they  endured.  Yet  few 
reproached  the  cause  in  which  they  were  engaged. 

9 


p4  Sixth  Connecticut 

There  is  very  little  poetry  and  a  good  deal  of  hard 
work  in  an  active  campaign. 

Col.  Redfield  Duryee  resigned  his  commission  on 
the  2yth  of  May,  as  failing  health,  it  is  said,  incapaci 
tated  him  for  active  service  in  the  field.  The  captain 
of  the  ist  Connecticut  Battery,  Alfred  P.  Rockwell, 
was  chosen  to  fill  the  place.  Col.  Rockwell  was 
brave  and  fearless,  and  held  in  esteem  by  the  mem 
bers  of  the  Sixth. 

The  2nd  of  June  the  enemy  again  tried  to  force  our 
lines  and  did  drive  back  some  portion  of  the  3d  New 
Hampshire,  but  they  were  repulsed  and  the  line  re 
gained.  The  artillery  duel  on  both  sides  waged  hot 
for  a  few  hours,  and  it  was  difficult  to  determine 
which  would  come  out  best  in  the  end.  One  rebel 
colonel  was  killed  and  brought  within  our  lines,  and 
a  lieutenant  and  twenty-six  men  deserted  to  us,  being, 
as  they  said,  tired  of  the  war.  The  loss  to  the  Sixth 
was  only  three  wounded. 

Part  of  the  command,  including  the  Sixth,  were 
sent  across  the  Appomatox  River  on  the  9th  of  June, 
to  engage  the  enemy  at  a  certain  point,  while  the 
cavalry  destroyed  a  railroad.  We  came  upon  the 
outposts  of  the  enemy,  drove  them  in,  were  subjected 
to  a  severe  shelling,  but  with  slight  loss  on  our  side. 
The  cavalry,  it  was  said,  accomplished  its  object, 
and  the  next  day  found  us  back  to  our  old  line  of 
works.  One  morning  the  videttes  reported  that  the 


Volunteer  Infantry.  95 

enemy  had  evacuated  their  line  of  rifle  pits  on  our 
front,  and  the  orders  were  issued  for  our  corps  to 
advance  and  make  a  reconnoissance,  which  we  did. 
Finding  their  line  deserted,  we  pushed  forward  and 
skirmished  with  them,  they  falling  back  all  the  while 
evidently  to  get  us  into  an  ambuscade.  We  fell  back 
to  the  line  evacuated  by  the  rebels  and  awaited  re 
sults.  The  sharpshooters  annoyed  us  exceedingly  all 
day,  being  posted  in  the  trees,  and  their  clothing  was 
so  near  the  color  of  the  bark  of  the  trees  that  it  was 
difficult  to  discover  their  position.  The  enemy  gave 
us  a  vigorous  shelling  early  in  the  afternoon  ;  and  as 
that  nearly  always  preceded  an  advance,  the  whole 
line  awaited  anxiously  the  result.  The  Johnnies 
were  soon  discovered  slowly  approaching  through 
the  woods  directly  in  front  of  the  Sixth.  They 
rushed  forward  with  a  yell,  but  did  not  find  us  unpre 
pared  to  meet  them.  The  bullets  flew  lively  for  a 
time,  and  the  rebels  swayed  backward,  but  soon  ral 
lied  and  rushed  forward  in  large  numbers,  forcing 
back  the  Union  lines  and  regaining  their  rifle  pits. 
Their  numbers  must  have  been  very  much  larger  than 
ours,  and  they  evidently  expected  we  would  take 
their  pits  when  they  fell  back,  and  no  doubt  had  a 
plan  laid  to  gobble  us  all  up ;  but  our  commander 
displayed  that  wisdom  requisite  for  the  occasion. 
We  retired,  however,  with  considerable  loss.  The 
Sixth  lost  in  this  engagement  5  killed,  16  wounded  and 


p<5  Sixth  Connecticut 

18  missing.  Capt.  Nichols  was  captured  by  the 
enemy. 

The  weather  was  excessively  warm  and  no  exer 
tion  was  required  to  produce  perspiration.  The 
thermometer  on  June  22d  rose  to  103  degrees  in  the 
shade.  We  were  apprised  of  the  fact  that  our  worthy 
President,  Abraham  Lincoln,  was  near  us,  and  all 
that  were  not  engaged  on  duty  were  ordered  to  ap 
pear  near  the  regimental  quarters  and  render  a 
proper  salute.  He  came  on  horseback,  attended  by 
Gen.  Butler  and  staff.  The  troops  greeted  him  pleas 
antly  and  gave  hearty  cheers  along  the  whole  line. 
The  President  looked  careworn  and  troubled.  Un 
doubtedly  the  trials  through  which  the  nation  was 
passing  had  much  to  do  with  his  depression  of  spirits. 

The  next  day  we  received  some  rebel  papers  which 
had  an  article  headed,  "What  mean  those  cheers?" 
In  allusion  to  the  cheers  which  they  distinctly  heard, 
they  inferred  that  we  had  received  some  good  news  of 
a  recent  Union  victory ;  but  as  no  such  information 
had  come  to  them  through  their  sources,  they  finally 
came  to  the  conclusion  that  it  must  be  some  scheme 
made  known  to  the  troops  from  the  fertile  brain  of 
that  "  beefy,  bloated  Massachusetts  Yankee,"  as  they 
called  Gen.  Butler. 

Sheridan's  cavalry  were  at  the  "  White  House," 
and  were  ordered  to  join  Grant  at  the  rear  of  Peters 
burg  on  the  25th  of  June.  Some  of  our  division 


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were  sent  over  the  Appomatox  to  cover  his  retreat. 
The  Sixth  Connecticut  and  Third  New  Hampshire 
regiments  formed  a  part  of  the  force  employed  for 
that  purpose,  which  returned  to  camp  after  their 
mission  was  accomplished.  Sergt.  Andrew  Grogan, 
of  Co.  "I,"  who  had  been  but  recently  promoted  to 
2d  Lieutenant,  went  on  the  picket  line  on  the  evening 
of  June  29,  in  charge  of  the  pickets  of  the  Sixth. 
The  rebels  fired  upon  the  line,  wounding  Lieut. 
Grogan  in  the  thigh.  He  was  carried  to  camp  and 
the  surgeons  found  it  necessary  to  amputate  the  limb 
to  save  his  life.  The  operation  was  performed  suc 
cessfully  and  he  fully  recovered.  Lieut.  Grogan  was 
exemplary  in  his  habits  and  was  a  consistent  Christian  ; 
respected  and  loved  by  the  regiment,  and  it  was  with 
sorrow  that  we  were  obliged  to  part  with  his  services. 
It  will  be  remembered  that  Lieut.  Grogan  bore  Col. 
Chatfield  from  Fort  Wagner  after  the  Colonel  was 
twice  wounded  in  that  memorable  assault  on  the 
night  of  July  i8th. 

Gen.  Butler  issued  an  order  calling  for  volunteers 
for  fatigue  duty  upon  his  famous  Dutch  Gap  Canal, 
offering  eight  cents  an  hour  extra  pay  and  two  rations 
of  whisky  each  day.  The  work  was  very  laborious, 
the  enemy  keeping  a  continuous  fire  upon  the  work 
ing  parties,  which  together  with  the  excessive  heat, 
rendered  the  service  anything  but  desirable ;  yet 
many  availed  themselves  of  the  offer.  The  pickets 

9* 


y8  Sixth  Connecticut 

were  strengthened  and  the  reserve  made  secure  to 
prevent  any  sudden  dash  upon  the  working  parties  ; 
while  our  gunboats  in  the  James  rendered  effective 
service  in  dispersing  these  advances.  The  Johnnies 
were  pretty  sure  to  retire  if  the  gunboats  sent  their 
compliments.  Some  of  the  captured  rebels  affirmed 
that  they  could  stand  any  ordinary  shelling,  but  when 
our  navy  sent  a  whole  "  blacksmith  shop,  with  forge 
and  bellows  complete,"  they  thought  it  was  time  to 
"  change  front  to  the  rear." 

The  report  that  Gen.  A.  P.  Hill,  of  the  rebel  army, 
was  advancing  south  of  Richmond  in  the  direction 
of  Petersburg,  aroused  our  General  commanding, 
and  Gen.  Smith's  corps  was  ordered  on  the  move. 
The  Sixth  was  accordingly  ordered  to  cook  up  the 
usual  three  days  rations.  We  left  the  front  shortly 
after  midnight  on  the  morning  of  the  i4th  of  August, 
and  at  about  5  o'clock  Sunday  morning  we  crossed 
the  James  River  on  the  pontoons,  drove  in  the  ad 
vance  pickets  and  rapidly  pushed  forward,  skirmish 
ing  with  the  enemy  at  different  points.  We  soon 
heard  the  rebel  yell,  and  the  enemy  came  pouring 
upon  us  with  all  their  fury.  Our  regiment,  divested 
of  knapsacks,  immediately  charged  upon  them  and 
captured  two  lines  of  rebel  earthworks,  driving  the 
enemy  before  us  at  a  place  called  Strawberry  Plains, 
near  Malvern  Hill.  We  skirmished  with  the  enemy 
all  day,  and  when  night  came  on  our  division  occu- 


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pied  Hancock's  old  works  near  the  hill,  and  gladly 
availed  ourselves  of  a  chance  to  lay  down,  but  not  to 
sleep,  as  that  would  have  been  a  luxury  not  to  be 
entertained.  Owing  to  the  excessive  heat  of  the  day, 
many  fell  from  the  ranks  completely  exhausted.  So 
severe  had  been  our  campaign  in  Virginia,  in  its 
marches  and  fatigue  duty,  that  the  Sixth  mustered 
but  few  men  for  duty.  We  were  continually  on  the 
move;  and  often,  in  our  midnight  marches,  some 
would  fall  asleep  while  in  the  ranks,  and  as  soon  as 
the  order  was  given  to  halt  and  rest,  the  entire  regi 
ment  would  fall  down  where  it  stood,  and  sleep 
during  the  few  moments  allotted  for  rest. 

The  Sixth  moved  again  on  the  i5th  of  August  and 
fought  the  battle  known  as  Deep  Run.  We  were 
posted  in  the  woods  with  Hawley's  brigade,  looking 
for  the  position  of  the  enemy ;  but  the  woods  were 
so  dense  that  we  could  scarcely  stand  in  line.  The 
rebel  earthworks  were  in  our  front,  but  their  exact 
position  or  strength  was  unknown  to  the  brigade. 
We  fixed  bayonets  and  cocked  our  rifles  preparatory 
to  an  advance  and  charge.  Gen.  Terry  informed  us 
in  whispers,  as  near  as  he  could,  the  location  of  the 
enemy,  and  directed  us  to  creep  through  the  under 
brush  till  we  came  to  a  certain  tree,  and  then  charge. 
The  word  "  forward "  was  given  and  the  brigade 
moved  through  the  woods  as  fast  as  the  tangled  un 
derbrush  would  permit.  The  enemy  discovered  our 


foo  Sixth  Connecticut 

advance  ere  we  had  proceeded  far,  and  with  a  loud 
yell  they  opened  fire  from  howitzers  and  musketry. 
The  latter  was  terrific,  and  the  bullets  skipped 
through  the  leaves  of  the  trees  in  terrible  volleys. 
In  passing  through  the  woods  we  came  to  an  open 
ing  which  was  made  by  the  trees  being  felled  and 
brush  cleared  away.  About  twenty  rods  in  our  front 
ranged  a  strong  earthwork,  behind  which  the  rebels 
were  strongly  posted,  and  in  the  front  was  a  huge 
abatis  almost  defying  any  approach.  On  went  our 
brigade  with  a  cheer,  tumbling  through  the  abatis 
and  picking  our  way  as  best  we  could  amid  a  furious 
storm  of  bullets ;  but  the  desperate  rebels  held  their 
works  till  they  saw  us  clear  of  the  abatis  and  knew 
that  we  were  coming  for  them,  when  they  turned  and 
fled ;  but  we  were  too  quick  for  some  of  them. 
Springing  upon  them  in  their  pits  we  had  a  hand  to 
hand  combat,  till  they  saw  it  was  useless  to  hold  out 
longer  and  a  few  surrendered,  while  the  main  body 
skedaddled  through  a  corn  field  into  a  piece  of 
woods.  Beyond  this  point  we  did  not  proceed,  as  a 
deep  ravine  skirted  the  edge  of  the  field,  and  beyond 
this  the  enemy  were  massing  their  scattered  forces 
preparatory  to  regaining  wThat  they  had  lost. 

With  our  force  engaged  and  with  the  rebel  force  in 
front,  it  was  deemed  imprudent  to  remain  on  the  cap 
tured  ground  and  we  fell  back  slowly,  harrassed  by 
the  rebel  sharpshooters.  Once  they  charged  upon 


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our  line,  forcing  us  back  with  greater  speed  than  we 
cared  to  travel  on  that  hot  day ;  and,  although  we  did 
not  run,  we  executed  "some  pretty  tall  walking." 
A  second  dash  made  upon  us  we  repelled  with  a  few 
bullets,  which  prevented  any  further  trouble  from 
them.  They  recaptured  their  lost  works  and,  doubt 
less,  considered  themselves  the  victors.  Our  captures 
amounted  to  about  200  prisoners  and  two  stands  of 
colors.  The  Sixth  lost  in  this  action  five  killed,  sixty- 
nine  wounded  and  eleven  missing.  Among  the 
wounded  were  Captains  Bennett  S.  Lewis,  John 
Slottlar  and  Dwight  A.  Woodruff  (severely),  and 
Lieutenants  John  Waters,  Joseph  Miller  and  George 
Bellows.  Capt.  Woodruff  suffered  the  amputation  of 
his  arm  and  endured  severe  pain  for  a  few  weeks,  till 
released  by  death.  He  entered  the  army  as  a  private 
and  was  steadily  promoted  for  good  conduct.  He 
was  brave  and  faithful,  beloved  by  the  regiment,  and 
his  untimely  death  was  regretted  by  all.  The  color 
guard  of  the  Sixth  was  worsted  in  this  engagement, 
the  sergeant  with  two  corporals  were  wounded,  and 
one  was  overcome  by  the  heat.  The  remaining  cor 
poral,  Edward  S.  Downs,  seized  the  flag  and  brought 
it  off  the  field  in  safety. 

The  second  day  after  this  engagement  the  rebels, 
emboldened  by  the  fact  of  the  Union  lines  not  being 
advanced,  made  a  simultaneous  attack  all  along  our 
lines,  and  drove  in  our  pickets,  but  wrere  repulsed 


IO2  Sixth  Connecticut 

after  a  sharp  skirmish,  and  they  were  glad  enough  to 
retire.  The  corps  fell  back  about  two  miles  at  night 
to  a  former  position  occupied  by  us,  and  at  seven 
o'clock  orders  came  for  us  to  march  again.  It  had 
been  raining  quite  hard,  and  that  Virginia  mud  was 
decidedly  uncomfortable  to  march  in.  The  artillery 
often  got  stuck  in  the  mud  and  the  command  was 
necessarily  delayed.  After  a  wearisome  march  of 
seven  hours  we  crossed  the  Appomatox  river  at  Point 
of  Rocks  and  resumed  our  march  to  the  Weldon 
R.  R.  near  Ream's  Station,  in  the  rear  of  Petersburg. 
Here  we  were  again  posted  at  the  front.  The  Sixth 
occupied  one  side  of  the  railroad  track  with  the  rebels 
on  the  other.  Tents  were  out  of  the  question.  When 
a  regiment  moves  from  one  place  to  another  and  halts 
for  a  season,  to  use  a  military  term,  "  we  pitch  our 
tents;"  but  in  this  Virginia  campaign  tents  were  ob 
solete,  and  the  term  now  used  was,  "  we  dug  our 
holes."  Tents  served  to  attract  the  enemy  and  draw 
their  fire,  and  it  was  very  unsafe  to  sleep  in  one  even 
if  we  could  do  so ;  but  in  the  holes  in  the  ground  we 
felt  comparatively  secure.  It  was  rather  a  ludicrous 
sight  to  a  casual  observer  to  find  an  army  of  men 
burrowing  in  holes  in  the  earth  like  so  many  wood- 
chucks,  and  yet  such  was  the  fact.  The  whole  of 
Grant's  line,  extending  from  the  south  of  Petersburg 
along  the  line  of  the  Appomatox  River  down 'across 
Bermuda  Hundred  to  the  James,  the  army,  when  not 


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engaged,  were  inside  the  "  rat  holes,"  as  the  boys 
termed  them.  Some  of  these  holes  held  a  corporal's 
guard,  while  others  only  served  for  two  or  three. 
They  were  hastily  made,  without  any  regard  to  arch 
itectural  proportions,  and  yet  not  so  deep  but  that 
they  could  be  quickly  evacuated. 

Shelling  from  the  rebels  and  from  our  side  was 
kept  up  day  after  day  and  night  after  night  for  weeks, 
and  when  the  tired  soldier  had  a  few  moments  to 
sleep  he  quickly  availed  himself  of  it,  and  no  amount 
of  shelling  would  disturb  his  slumbers ;  but  let  the 
clear  notes  of  the  bugle  sound  through  the  air  and  he 
was  quickly  at  his  post.  We  knew  the  bugle  call 
meant  work  ;  either  some  advance  was  threatened,  or 
the  line  ordered  to  move  to  another  quarter.  It 
required  but  little  time  to  pack  up  our  household 
goods,  and  we  were  not  required  to  run  after  drays 
to  load  them,  but  the  clothes  we  wore  were  our  bed 
ding,  and  any  hole  we  found  when  night  overtook  us 
was  our  bed,  with  the  sky  for  a  covering  and  with  a 
consciousness  that  we  were  battling  for  the  right, 
made  sleep  attractive  to  the  Union  soldier. 

Gen.  Hawley's  brigade  was  ordered  out  on  the 
morning  of  Sept.  3d  to  witness  the  execution  of  a 
soldier  of  the  yth  Connecticut  by  hanging.  The 
brigade  formed  three  sides  of  a  hollow  square  around 
the  gallows  and  saw  the  victim  yield  up  his  life  at  the 
end  of  a  rope.  He  had  some  real  or  fancied  grudge 


104  Sixth  Connecticut 

against  a  man,  and  on  the  battle-field  of  Olustee,  Fla., 
he  took  the  opportunity  to  murder  him,  thinking,  no 
doubt,  the  exciting  scenes  on  the  field  would  cover 
u.p  his  crime;  but  he  was  detected,  tried  before  a 
drum-head  court  martial,  found  guilty  and  sentenced 
to  death  by  hanging,  and  the  day  above  mentioned 
the  sentence  was  carried  out.  Another  scene  wit 
nessed  by  our  regiment,  took  place  soon  after,  which 
was  the  act  of  drumming  a  soldier  out  of  camp  for 
cowardice  on  the  battle  field.  The  soldier  was  a  pri 
vate  of  Co.  "  I,"  of  the  Sixth,  who  was  convicted  of 
cowardice  by  refusing  to  fight,  and  skulked  to  the 
rear.  His  head  was  shaved  and  the  word  "  coward," 
painted  on  a  board,  was  put  on  his  back,  and  he  was 
marched  through  the  brigade,  with  the  drum  corps 
playing  the  Rogue's  March. 

The  Sixth  remained  in  the  trenches  around  Peters 
burg,  indulging  in  frequent  skirmishing  and  entrench 
ing  themselves,  occasionally  holding  short  confabs 
with  the  rebel  pickets,  getting  their  views  on  the  war 
question,  till  the  nth  of  September,  1864,  when  they 
were  ordered  a  short  distance  to  the  rear  and  drawn 
up  in  front  of  Gen.  Terry's  headquarters,  where  the 
non-re-enlisted  men  were  mustered  out  of  service. 
Their  term  of  three  years  had  expired,  and  the  rebels, 
as  if  to  give  a  parting  salute,  threw  a  shell  into  our 
midst  which  exploded,  doing  no  damage,  however, 
as  the  word  "  cover  "  was  given  in  earnest  this  time. 


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It  was  with  pride  and  not  a  little  satisfaction  that  the 
boys  relinquished  their  trusty  rifles,  which  had  been 
their  constant  companions  through  many  a  hard 
fought  conflict.  Gen.  Terry,  in  a  speech  to  them, 
said  :  "  The  State  of  Connecticut  might  well  be  proud 
of  the  record  of  the  Sixth."  He  thanked  us  person 
ally  for  our  valor  on  the  field,  and  hoped  that  we 
would  live  many  years  to  recite  the  marches  and  bat 
tles  on  the  field  to  the  loved  ones  at  home;  and 
expressed  a  wish  that  the  conflict  would  soon  termi 
nate,  that  he  might  also  enjoy  the  blessings  of  civil 
life.  Cheers  were  given  with  a  will  for  our  brave 
commander,  and  many  a  silent  prayer  went  up  for 
his  welfare. 

"  Three  days  rations  "  were  issued  to  the  boys  for 
the  last  time,  and  they  bade  an  affectionate  adieu  to 
the  comrades  who  were  to  remain.  Many  a  tear 
glistened  in  the  eyes  of  the  old  soldiers  as  the  last 
good-bye  was  said,  and  all  expressed  a  wish  that  the 
war  would  soon  be  over  and  they  also  be  permitted 
to  greet  their  friends  at  home.  The  boys  "  changed 
front  to  the  rear,"  and  took  the  cars  to  City  Point, 
and  there  embarked  on  the  steamer  United  States. 
After  a  pleasant  sail  and  the  usual  delays,  we  reached 
New  York  early  on  the  morning  of  Sept.  15,  landing 
at  the  foot  of  Canal  street,  North  River;  marched 
down  Canal  to  Broadway,  and  down  Broadway  to 
the  Battery,  where  a  bountiful  collation  was  served 


106  Sixth  Connecticut 

to  us  by  the  "  Sons  of  Connecticut  "  residing  in  New 
York.  After  the  repast  was  finished,  they  went  on 
board  the  steamer  Nassau  and  sailed  for  New  Haven, 
arriving  there  at  about  7  o'clock  in  the  evening. 
Here  a  splendid  reception  awaited  the  old  Sixth. 
Citizens  and  the  military  joined  as  an  escort,  and 
amid  the  booming  of  cannon  (with  blank  cartridges) 
and  the  fireworks  along  the  streets,  the  boys  marched 
to  the  State  House,  where  they  were  heartily  wel 
comed  and  invited  to  partake  of  a  rich  and  tempting 
repast.  Ample  justice  was  done  to  the  viands,  after 
which  the  boys  separated  for  the  night.  Their  final 
muster  out  and  discharge  was  consummated  on  the 
lyth  of  September,  just  three  years  from  the  day  the 
regiment  left  the  State. 


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CHAPTER  VII. 

The  Sixth  remained  around  Petersburg  on  the 
line  of  the  railroad  after  the  non-re-enlisted  men  had 
returned  home,  skirmishing  with  the  enemy,  till  the 
28th  of  September,  when  Butler's  army  faced  to  the 
right  and  crossed  the  Appomatox  and  hurried  for 
ward  toward  Richmond.  Gen.  Grant  had  resolved 
that  a  further  advance  toward  Richmond  in  Butler's 
front,  while  a  demonstration  from  Warren  and  Han 
cock  would  weaken  the  rebel  forces  so  that  they 
would  retire  and  give  our  siege  trains  an  opportunity 
to  press  nearer  the  doomed  city.  The  loth  corps 
crossed  the  James  and  pushed  forward  on  the  ex 
treme  right  along  Four  Mile  Creek,  and  advanced 
vigorously  up  the  New  Market  road,  where  it  met 
the  rebels  and  a  general  engagement  ensued  all  along 
the  lines.  Musketry  firing  was  very  rapid  and  the 
shells  exploded  with  terrible  force  over  the  heads 
of  the  gallant  soldiers.  The  steady  tramp  soon  be 
came  a  double  quick  and  the  double  quick  became  a 
run,  when  the  frightened  rebels  showed  signs  of 
weakness ;  yet  they  fought  with  desperation  worthy 


io8  Sixth  Connecticut 

a  better  cause.  The  i8th  corps  confronted  Fort 
Gilmer,  where  it  was  for  a  few  moments  checked. 
The  loth  corps,  under  the  gallant  Terry,  then  re 
doubled  its  efforts  and  soon  effected  a  junction  with 
the  i8th  corps  near  Fort  Harrison.  Then  the  whole 
line  advanced  with  a  cheer  and  the  rebels  fell  back  in 
confusion.  The  Sixth,  with  Terry's  corps,  advanced 
up  the  Darbytown  road  until  the  head  of  the  column 
reached  a  point  within  three  miles  of  Richmond, 
where  the  spires  of  the  churches  and  roofs  of  houses 
were  easily  discernible.  The  success  attending  the 
other  parts  of  the  line  was  not  sufficient  to  warrant 
advancing  any  further  just  then,  and  the  corps  fell 
back  a  short  distance,  where  it  entrenched  itself. 

Fort  Harrison  was  a  strong  earthwork  of  great 
advantage  to  the  rebels.  The  position  was  too  val 
uable  to  surrender  without  another  trial.  The  fol 
lowing  day  Gen.  Lee  brought  additional  reinforce 
ments  from  Petersburg  to  hold  their  position,  but 
they,  like  the  others,  were  unable  to  stand  before  the 
Union  fire.  The  capture  of  Fort  Harrison  was  not 
gained  without  severe  loss  to  the  Connecticut  troops. 
The  Sixth,  however,  met  with  comparatively  small 
loss.  The  ist  of  October,  Gen.  Hawley's  brigade 
advanced  again  toward  Richmond  and  was  subjected 
to  a  severe  fire  upon  the  Darbytown  road,  skirmish 
ing  with  the  enemy  along  the  creeks  and  swamps, 
with  no  chance  for  a  pitched  battle.  The  next  week 


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was  full  of  exposure  and  privation.  The  troops  had 
crossed  the  James  without  tents,  and  many  without 
blankets ;  and  what  little  sleep  they  gained  was  not 
very  refreshing.  They  were  always  compelled  to  be 
under  arms,  and  the  utmost  vigilance  was  required, 
besides  being  much  of  the  time  under  fire ;  and  when 
not  engaged  skirmishing,  were  hard  at  work  with  the 
pick  and  shovel,  entrenching  themselves.  Our  rifles, 
of  course,  had  to  be  close  at  hand,  to  be  grasped  in 
an  instant,  and  very  often  were  we  compelled  to  drop 
one  to  seize  the  other.  Words  cannot  express  the 
trials  and  exposures  which  the  Union  troops  were 
called  to  pass  through  at  different  periods  of  the 
campaign.  The  Virginia  campaign  was  unusually 
severe.  Most  of  the  time,  for  seven  months,  the 
troops  were  without  tents,  and  but  few  had  overcoats. 
Fatigue  parties  were  at  work  night  and  day ;  lines  of 
works  were  thrown  up  to  afford  protection  from  the 
enemy's  bullets.  Whole  acres  of  land  were  turned 
over,  and  many  a  tree  was  felled  to  make  a  clearing 
by  which  a  sudden  advance  might  be  checked.  The 
troops  had  little  or  no  chance  to  cook  their  rations, 
and  more  salt  pork  was  eaten  raw  than  was  ever 
boiled.  A  ramrod  served  the  purpose  of  a  gridiron, 
while  an  army  shovel  proved  a  good  frying  pan. 

The  enemy  made  a  vigorous  attack  on  the  yth  of 
October  on  Gen.  Terry's  line,  and  came  dashing  on 
as  if  intent  to  drive  the  Union  forces  into  the  James 


Sixth  Connecticut 

River.  The  Sixth  was  the  first  Connecticut  regiment 
engaged ;  some  of  the  regiments  fell  back  under  the 
withering  fire.  The  One  Hundredth  New  York  Regi 
ment  especially  dishonored  their  hitherto  good  fame 
by  breaking  their  line  and  fleeing  in  confusion,  but 
to  the  credit  of  all  the  regiments  from  Connecticut, 
be  it  said,  they  kept  an  unbroken  front  to  the  foe ; 
and  notwithstanding  the  twice  repeated  assaults,  the 
enemy  were  forced  to  retire  from  the  field  and  the 
division  entrenched  themselves  still  more,  and  at  mid 
night  the  old  picket  line  was  re-established.  An 
attack  upon  the  right  of  the  rebel  line  was  contem 
plated  and  the  troops  again  advanced  to  meet  the  foe. 
Passing  out  beyond  the  rude  line  of  earthworks, 
they  came  upon  Chapin's  Farm,  and  from  thence 
they  proceeded  through  the  woods,  across  a  wide 
ravine  and  to  the  plains  beyond.  The  skirmishers 
opened  fire  and  cautiously  advanced;  the  enemy's 
advance  line  was  pressed  back  into  their  entrenched 
position ;  inactive  firing  was  kept  up  for  several 
hours  while  our  forces  neared  those  of  the  enemy. 
The  enemy's  position  was  favorable  to  them,  as  the 
dense  thicket  of  scrub  oaks  and  the  tangled  under 
brush  rendered  it  exceedingly  difficult  for  our  troops 
to  preserve  any  kind  of  a  line ;  the  forces  seemed 
determined,  however,  to  go  forward,  and  go  forward 
they  did ;  but  the  advance  resulted  disastrously  and 
the  men  fell  back  again,  abandoning  the  assault. 


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Col.  Rockwell  was  in  command  of  the  .Sixth. 
Lieut.  Col.  Meeker  resigned  and  Major  Daniel  Klein 
succeeded  him.  Capt.  Hiram  L.  Grant  was  pro 
moted  to  be  Major.  Rev.  Charles  C.  Tiffany,  for 
merly  pastor  of  a  church  in  Derby,  was  appointed 
Chaplain.  He  was  said  to  be  a  man  of  fine  scholarly 
attainments  and  with  his  whole  heart  in  the  cause. 

Capt.  Frederick  B.  Osborn  of  New  Haven  was  hon 
orably  discharged  Oct.  25,  1864,  as  his  time  of  enlist 
ment  had  expired.  The  Sixth  lost  no  officer  more 
loyal  than  him  ; — brave  and  unflinching,  he  often 
inspired  courage  where  courage  was  lacking,  and  he 
asked  no  soldier  to  follow  where  he  dared  not  him 
self  lead.  Through  his  daring  and  bravery  the  colors 
of  the  Sixth  were  saved  in  the  assault  on  Fort  Wag 
ner.  The  first  Union  flag  that  waved  over  Morris 
Island  was  borne  by  him,  fastened  to  his  sword. 
Before  the  war  he  was  a  marine  in  the  U.  S.  service 
four  years,  during  which  time  he  cruised  21,000  miles, 
touching  at  European  cities,  and  visited  the  Holy 
land.  He  was  also  on  the  frigate  Niagara  when  she 
laid  the  Atlantic  Cable.  His  term  of  service  in  the 
navy  having  expired,  he  hastened  home  to  remain 
only  a  few  months,  for  the  bombardment  of  Sumpter 
again  enlisted  his  loyalty,  and  he  joined  the  first 
company  of  the  first  regiment  of  three  months 
troops,  passed  through  the  memorable  Bull  Run 
campaign,  and  when  the  three  years  troops  were 


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called  for,  he  was  offered  a  Captaincy  in  the  Sixth 
Regiment,  which  his  modesty  prevented  him  from 
accepting;  but  he  was  finally  induced  to  accept  the 
position  of  ist  Lieutenant  in  Co.  "  K,"  and  by  the 
death  of  Capt.  Gerrish  was  promoted  to  the  vacancy. 
He  acquitted  himself  with  great  credit  in  his  position 
as  Captain,  and  would  have  honored  a  field  officer's 
commission,  for  he  seemed  to  lead  a  charmed  life. 
Where  bullets  were  thickest  there  he  was  found,  gal 
lantly  leading  his  men,  with  comparatively  little 
thought  for  himself,  so  dear  was  the  cause  of  the  old 
flag  to  his  heart,  and  he  often  won  the  respect  and 
admiration  of  those  higher  in  rank,  by  his  deeds  of 
daring,  and  unflinching  zeal  for  the  cause.  Within  a 
year  after  his  discharge  he  was  accidentally  killed  on 
the  New  York  &:  New  Haven  Railroad.  A  large 
number  of  the  veterans  attended  his  funeral,  and  the 
casket  was  draped  with  the  flag  he  carried  on  Morris 
Island. 

As  early  winter  set  in,  the  old  regiments  began  the 
work  of  reorganizing.  Many  left  the  ranks,  dis 
charged  after  an  honorable  service,  and  new  officers 
were  appointed;  and,  as  a  lull  appeared,  the  troops 
began  to  provide  log  huts  for  themselves  to  sleep  in. 
As  November  came  on  the  peace  men  of  the  North 
began  to  make  threats  of  violence  against  the  ballot 
box,  and  large  frauds  were  discovered.  It  seemed  to 
be  their  desire  to  stuff  the  ballot  boxes  and  call  the 


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war  a  failure,  and  to  prevent,  if  possible,  anyone  from 
voting  war  measures.  Gen.  Butler  was  transferred 
to  New  York  as  commander  of  that  Department,  and 
he  was  accompanied  by  a  division  of  troops  under 
Gen.  Jos.  R.  Hawley.  There  were  two  brigades  in 
the  division  of  3,000  men  each.  The  Sixth  was  in 
the  ist  brigade  under  command  of  Col.  Greeley. 
Col.  Rockwell,  of  the  Sixth,  commanded  the  26.  bri 
gade.  The  troops  made  a  landing  on  Staten  Island 
for  a  short  time,  but  most  of  the  time  were  kept  on 
board  the  steamers  in  the  North  and  East  rivers. 
The  men  suffered  severely  on  this  transfer  from  the 
South  to  the  cool  air  of  the  North.  They  were  kept 
on  board  the  boats  in  a  crowded  state,  and  no  officer 
or  man  allowed  to  go  on  shore.  Friends  of  the  reg 
iments,  wives,  sweethearts,  &c.,  came  many  miles, 
some  of  them,  but  were  not  permitted  to  see  them. 
After  the  Presidential  election  had  passed,  the  troops 
immediately  returned  to  their  old  position  on  the 
James.  The  Sixth  found  the  log  cabins  they  had 
made  with  so  much  care  all  destroyed,  and  were 
obliged  to  build  others  to  protect  themselves  from 
the  chilly  nights. 

In  December,  Gen.  Grant  ordered  an  advance  on 
Fort  Fisher  at  the  mouth  of  Cape  Fear  river,  N.  C., 
in  order  to  suppress,  if  possible,  the  blockade  running 
which  was  carried  on  to  a  very  great  extent.  Run 
ning  into  Wilmington  and  unloading  their  cargoes, 


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which  were  thence  transferred  through  the  confed 
eracy,  they  became  a  great  help  to  the  rebel  commis 
sary.  Gen.  Butler  was  dispatched  with  about  6,500 
men,  assisted  by  Admiral  Porter  with  73  vessels,  car 
rying  about  655  guns.  The  fleet  was  well  armed,  and 
the  land  forces  were  in  good  condition  for  an  assault. 
The  gun  boats  opened  fire  and  cannonading  was  ter 
rific.  The  forces  landed  and  a  feeble  assault  was 
made.  The  troops  pushed  their  skirmish  line  within 
150  yards  of  the  fort  and  captured  a  little  outwork 
called  Flag  Pond  battery,  with  sixty-five  men.  Gen. 
Butler  conceived  the  idea  that  nothing  short  of  a 
regular  siege  could  accomplish  the  result,  and  there 
fore  withdrew  the  army  and  returned  to  Hampton 
Roads.  Admiral  Porter  was  dissatisfied  with  the  re 
sult.  The  President  and  Gen.  Grant  both  believed 
that  our  forces,  if  led  by  a  competent  commander, 
could  capture  the  works,  and  soon  another  advance 
was  contemplated,  but  this  time  under  the  gallant 
Terry.  The  forces  embarked  with  the  addition  of 
1500  men  and  a  siege  train  (which  was  not  landed), 
and  moved  down  the  James.  Gen.  Terry  was  un 
aware  of  his  destination  till  near  Fortress  Monroe, 
when  Gen.  Grant  came  aboard  and  directed  him  to 
take  Fort  Fisher  by  storm  if  he  thought  best ;  if  not, 
by  siege. 

The  expedition  left  Fortress  Monroe,  Jan.  6,  1865  : 
put  into  Beaufort,  N.  C.,  on  the  8th,  and  was  detained 


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there  by  bad  weather.  On  the  i2th  they  arrived  off 
Fort  Fisher  and  landed  early  in  the  morning  under  a 
heavy  fire  from  Porter's  fleet.  At  three  o'clock  about 
8,000  troops,  with  marines,  had  landed,  having  three 
days'  rations  in  their  haversacks  and  about  sixty 
rounds  of  ammunition  to  each  man.  Intrenching 
tools,  munitions,  &c.,  were  landed  in  spite  of  the 
heavy  surf  that  rolled  upon  the  beach.  Gen.  Terry's 
first  concern  was  to  throw  a  strong  defensive  line 
across  the  peninsula  whereon  Fort  Fisher  stands,  so 
as  to  isolate  it  from  all  support  and  enable  him  to 
hold  his  ground  against  any  force  the  rebels  might 
send  down  from  Wilmington.  Some  little  time  was 
spent  in  getting  the  troops  in  the  right  position. 
The  line  advanced  to  within  600  yards  of  the  fort,  and 
had  determined  upon  an  assault  the  next  day  (Jan.  14). 
The  iron-clads  began  their  work  of  destruction,  and 
so  true  were  their  shots  that  ere  long  the  gunners  in 
Fort  Fisher  were  driven  into  their  bomb-proofs,  thus 
silencing  their  guns.  Meanwhile,  about  2,000  sailors 
and  marines,  armed  with  cutlasses,  revolvers  and 
guns,  had  been  detailed  from  the  fleet  and  landed  to 
take  their  hand  in  the  meditated  assault.  They  had 
worked  their  way  up  on  the  beach  by  digging  ditches 
for  a  cover,  till  they  were  within  200  yards  of  the 
fort,  and  lay  down  anxiously  awaiting  the  order  to 
charge.  This  order  was  given  at  a  quarter  past  three. 
The  fleet  was,  of  course,  obliged  to  change  the  direc- 


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tion  of  their  fire,  so  that  our  forces  might  not  get  the 
shelling  which  was  intended  for  the  rebels.  This 
gave  the  enemy  a  chance  again  to  work  their  guns, 
and,  seeing  the  marines  and  sailors  advancing  they 
poured  grape  and  shrapnel  into  their  ranks  fearfully, 
while  the  musketry  kept  up  a  steady  fire,  mowing 
them  down  with  great  slaughter ;  and,  although  al 
most  annihilated,  they  pressed  on,  and  some  actually 
gained  the  parapet.  But  the  sailors'  assault  was  sig 
nally  repulsed  and  they  were  obliged  to  retire.  The 
brigades  leading  the  assault  in  the  other  directions 
were  more  successful,  although  for  a  time  it  seemed 
almost  impossible  to  stand  up  under  such  a  withering 
fire.  The  rebels  met  the  charge  with  a  prolonged 
yell  and  a  simultaneous  fire.  The  division  under 
Gen.  Ames,  consisting  of  three  brigades,  rushed  for 
ward,  and  the  fighting  was  at  close  quarters.  The 
rebel's  fire  told  fearfully  in  the  Union  ranks,  and  men 
were  swept  away  in  winrows.  Yet  on  they  pressed, 
almost  exhausted,  when  Gen.  Terry  sent  for  Abbott's 
brigade,  with  the  old  Sixth  and  Seventh  regiments. 
They  pressed  the  foe  in  close  quarters,  while  they  (the 
rebels)  relinquished  foot  by  foot  their  possession. 
Gen.  Terry  sprang  to  the  head  of  the  advancing  col 
umn,  cheering  the  troops  by  his  presence,  and  with 
redoubled  effort  the  whole  line  advanced  with  a  yell 
and  the  frightened  rebels  fell  back  in  dismay,  while 
the  Union  forces  invested  the  Fort,  and  victory  was 


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ours.  The  Union  cheers  were  by  no  means  faint  at 
this  achievement  which  had  crowned  their  arms,  and 
Gen.  Terry  became  the  hero  of  the  hour. 

The  capture  of  the  stronghold  was  not  effected 
without  severe  loss  to  our  forces.  The  gallant  sailors 
and  marines  suffered  most,  as  their  advance  up  the 
beach  was  opposed  with  the  deadliest  fire.  The  loss 
of  the  Sixth  was  small,  considering  the  part  they  took 
in  the  engagement.  The  rebels  immediately  surren 
dered  to  Gen.  Terry,  numbering,  all  told,  2,083  men, 
169  heavy  guns,  besides  about  2,000  small  arms,  with 
considerable  ammunition  and  other  stores.  The 
Union  loss  in  this  battle  figured  up  to  no  killed  and 
536  wounded.  A  sad  calamity  happened  the  next 
morning  in  the  Fort.  While  some  of  the  troops  were 
inspecting  the  chief  magazine,  it  was  supposed  that 
some  loose  powder  lay  on  the  floor  which  was  ignited 
by  the  shoes  of  the  soldiers  coming  in  contact.  A 
tremendous  explosion  followed,  in  which  200  of  our 
troops  were  instantly  killed  and  about  100  more  were 
wounded.  This  sad  event  cast  a  gloom  over  the  vic 
torious  army,  as  those  brave  men  who  had  stood  in 
the  fore-front  of  many  a  hard  fought  battle,  and  just 
as  victory  had  once  more  crowned  their  efforts,  to  be 
thus  suddenly  hurried  into  eternity  was  indeed  sick 
ening. 

By  the  capture  of  Fort  Fisher  the  navy  also  cap 
tured  five  blockade  runners  which  were  unable  to  get 


n8  Sixth  Connecticut 

away.  Part  of  the  enemy  retreated  across  Cape  Fear 
river  to  Smithfield,  but,  fearing  an  advance  of  the 
Union  forces,  they  blew  up  their  magazines,  deserted 
their  works  and  fled  toward  Wilmington.  The  army 
of  the  Union  did  not  rest  at  this  point,  but  imme 
diately  advanced  to  press  the  retreating  rebels.  The 
Sixth  pushed  rapidly  forward,  skirmishing  with  the 
rear  guard,  and  on  the  226.  of  February  our  forces 
entered  Wilmington  in  triumph,  and  drove  the  rebels 
in  confusion  through  the  city.  They  fled  in  the  great 
est  haste,  scattering  their  blankets  and  knapsacks  on 
the  way,  but  were  so  closely  pursued  by  the  Sixth 
and  other  regiments  that  they  had  no  chance  to  form 
for  battle  till  near  the  outskirts  of  the  city,  where  they 
determined  to  make  one  more  stand.  Although  they 
were  stubborn,  they  were  finally  forced  to  yield  and 
made  their  escape  across  North  East  river. 

The  Sixth  remained  in  the  city  of  Wilmington  one 
night,  when  they  were  ordered  across  Cape  Fear  river 
to  Smithville,  where  their  stay  was  also  brief;  they 
soon  returned  to  Wilmington  again,  where  Captain 
Buckbee  of  the  Sixth  was  detailed  as  A.  A.  C.  M., 
and  remained  there  some  time.  The  Sixth  only  re 
mained  in  Wilmington  for  a  short  time  and  was 
thence  transferred  to  Goldsboro,  N.  C.,  where  they 
spent  the  summer  months  engaged  in  patrol  and 
picket  duties.  The  regiment  was  here  when  the 
news  came  of  the  surrender  of  Lee's  army,  and  great 


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rejoicing  was  indulged  in  by  the  men  at  the  prospect 
of  the  termination  of  the  war.  The  Sixth  was  or 
dered  to  Raleigh  for  muster  out,  and  from  thence  went 
to  Petersburg  and  took  cars  for  City  Point,  Va., 
where  they  embarked  for  home,  after  nearly  four  years 
of  active  service. 

Lieut.  Col.  Daniel  Klein  arrived  in  New  Haven 
with  the  old  Sixth  on  the  28th  of  July,  1865,  where 
they  had  an  enthusiastic  reception  tendered  them  by 
the  citizens  and  military.  Ex-Mayor  Morris  Tyler 
addressed  a  welcome  to  the  returned  soldiers,  which 
was  briefly  responded  to  by  Lieut.  Col.  Klein.  The 
final  muster-out  did  not  occur  till  the  2ist  of  August, 
when  the  men  were  paid  off  and  dismissed. 

Thus  was  ended  the  organization  of  the  Sixth,  a 
regiment  who  volunteered  early  in  the  war  and  re 
mained  till  the  close.  All  through  the  war  for  the 
Union  the  upholders  of  the  National  Cause  were 
more  or  less  exposed  to  extraordinary  hardships  and 
sufferings  because  of  the  many  densely  wooded  and 
sparsely  peopled  regions  over  which  they  generally 
marched  and  fought.  All  soldiers  were  more  or  less 
acquainted  with  the  marshy  spots  of  ground  that 
served  for  a  bed  at  night  after  a  hard  day's  battle  or 
march,  and  but  few  arose  in  the  morning  without  pain 
racking  some  part  of  the  body  from  the  effects  of  such 
exposure,  and  yet  a  large  share  survived  the  conflict 
and  returned  home  to  their  friends. 


I2O  Sixth  Connecticut 

One  of  the  most  cheering  thoughts  experienced  by 
the  soldier  in  the  field  was  the  fact  that  his  friends  at 
home  cherished  and  loved  him,  and  proved  their 
affection  by  their  prayers  and  sympathy ;  and  the  let 
ter  sent  from  home  containing  perhaps  but  a  few 
words  traced  by  the  hand  of  affection,  and  the  simple 
wish  expressed  for  his  safe  return,  mingled  with  the 
"  God  bless  and  keep  you,"  did  more  to  encourage 
the  soldier  to  endure  the  hardships  and  privations 
than  all  the  promotions  that  could  be  offered.  He 
could  work  better,  struggle  harder,  and  fight  with  a 
purer  zeal,  if  he  could  but  realize  that  the  prayers  of 
affection,  sympathy  and  love  went  up  to  the  great 
Commander  of  the  universe  for  his  safety.  The 
members  of  the  Sixth  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  all  the 
corps  and  division  commanders  under  whose  leader 
ship  they  were  chanced  to  be  placed,  and  in  many 
difficult  and  trying  places  the  old  regiment  was  called 
upon  to  aid  the  enterprise.  They  always  strove  to 
acquit  themselves  like  men,  and  true  soldiers  of  the 
Union,  never  allowing  a  victory,  however  great,  to 
elate  us  too  much,  knowing  full  well  the  great  sacri 
fice  of  life  it  ofttimes  cost  to  gain  it ;  nor  would  we 
allow  a  defeat,  however  disastrous,  to  shake  our  faith 
in  the  righteousness  of  the  cause  in  which  we  were 
engaged  ;  but,  humbly  trusting  in  Divine  Providence 
to  lead  the  army  to  battle  for  the  cause  of  liberty  and 
equality  to  all  in  our  country. 


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We  would  not  forget  those  who  went  forth  at  the 
Nation's  call,  eager  to  do  battle  for  the  right  and 
to  shield  their  loved  ones  against  an  invasion  of  the 
foe.  We  would  speak  with  reverence  of  those  who 
did  not  return  with  us  from  the  field;  heroes  are  they, 
leaders  on  field  and  staff,  leaders  in  line  and  rank, 
they  offered  up  their  lives  for  the  country's  good. 
They  sealed  their  patriotism  with  their  blood ;  many 
of  them  unknown  to  fame,  fell  amid  the  strife,  not 
with  their  names  emblazoned  high  as  great  com 
manders  of  the  corps,  yet  they  fill  honored  and  pat 
riotic  graves,  and  the  surviving  members  of  the  Sixth 
cherish  their  memory.  The  dead  of  the  Sixth  sleep 
in  Washington,  as  well  as  in  the  sandy  soil  of  the 
Carolinas.  The  palmetto  groves  and  the  jungles  of 
Georgia,  together  with  the  river  banks  of  Florida 
and  the  soil  of  Virginia  hold  the  ashes  of  those  who 
will  ever  be  sacred  to  our  memory.  They  have  passed 
from  our  sight;  their  mission  has  been  accomplished, 
and  many  long  years  will  elapse  ere  we  can  forget 
our  departed  heroes.  We  would  offer  a  prayer  for  the 
widow  and  the  fatherless,  that  He  would  temper  the 
winds  to  the  shorn  lamb,  and  that  His  infinite  good 
ness  may  be  round  and  about  them  in  all  their  heart 
sorrows  and  afflictions,  and  that  they  may  be  united 
again  in  that  better  world  when  the  Master  shall  call. 


122  Sixth  Connecitci*, 


APPENDIX. 


The  members  of  the  Sixth  always  entertained  and 
cherished  a  feeling  of  deep  friendship  for  one  another, 
and  when  we  were  discharged  it  seemed  like  break 
ing  up  a  household,  so  closely  were  our  sympathies 
united;  and  it  was  resolved  to  organize  an  association, 
at  no  distant  day,  to  perpetuate  and  keep  alive  those 
friendly  interests  which  united  us  so  closely  during 
the  dark  days  of  the  war.  Therefore,  pursuant  to  a 
call,  the  members  of  the  Sixth  assembled  at  the  old 
State  House  in  New  Haven,  on  the  i6th  of  May,  1868. 
The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Brigadier  Gen 
eral  Alfred  P.  Rockwell,  who  stated  that  the  object 
of  our  assembling  together  was  to  keep  alive  and 
fondly  cherish  the  varied  memories  of  the  service,  to 
perpetuate  the  friendly  relations  established  in  the 
jfield,  and  also  to  preserve  a  record  of  the  regiment. 
By  a  vote  of  the  members  present  the  following  were 
appointed  to  draft  the  articles  of  the  Association : 


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Brig.  Gen.  ALFRED  P.  ROCKWELL,  New  Haven. 
Lieut.  RUDOLPH  KOST,  Bridgeport. 
Sergeant  ANDREW  PAUL,  Waterbury. 

"          GEORGE  A.  STAPLES,  Bridgeport. 
Com.  Sergt.  FRED.  E.  CALLENDER,  New  Britain. 

The  committee  reported  that  the  organization 
should  be  called  the  "Association  of  the  Sixth  Regi 
ment  of  Connecticut  Volunteers,"  and  the  member 
ship  to  consist  of  all  honorably  discharged  soldiers 
who  had  served  with  the  Sixth.  The  officers  of  the 
association  were  to  consist  of  a  President,  ten  Vice 
Presidents  (one  from  each  company),  a  secretary,  who 
should  also  be  Treasurer,  and  a  Regimental  Histo 
rian.  The  President,  Secretary  and  three  Vice  Presi 
dents  shall  constitute  the  executive  committee  for 
the  transaction  of  business.  The  ballot  was  taken, 
and  the  choice  of  officers  for  one  year  resulted  as 
follows  : 

For  Pres.,  Sergt.  GEO.  A.  STAPLES,  Bridgeport. 
For  Sec.  and  Treas.,  AUGUSTUS  F.  BULL,  New  Haven. 
For  Historian,  CHARLES  K.  CADWELL,          " 

The  Vice  Presidents  were  chosen,  one  from  each 
company,  and  the  association  voted  that  the  Annual 
Reunion  be  held  on  the  second  Wednesday  of  Sep 
tember  in  each  year,  and  the  first  Annual  to  be  held 
on  Sept.  9,  1868,  at  Bridgeport,  Conn.  After  the 


124  Sixth  Connecticut 

usual  hand-shaking  and  congratulations,  the  associa 
tion  adjourned. 

The  association  met  in  Bridgeport,  according  to 
agreement,  and  enjoyed  the  hospitality  of  the  soldiers' 
friends,  and  at  this  our  first  annual  the  soldiers  were 
extremely  gratified  to  find  so  much  interest  taken  in 
these  Reunions.  Many  who  were  unable  to  be  pres 
ent  wrote  us  encouraging  letters,  and  we  voted  that 
these  reunions  should  be  maintained.  On  motion  it 
was  voted  that  the  regiment  contribute  towards  a 
proposed  monument  for  our  lamented  Col.  Chatfield, 
that  the  regiment  should  give  its  pledge  for  $500, 
and  that  a  collection  be  taken  at  each  of  our  reunions 
for  this  object.  Edwin  L.  Cook,  of  Waterbury,  was 
elected  treasurer  of  the  monument  fund. 

The  second  Annual  of  the  regiment  was  held  in 
Stamford,  Conn.  On  arriving  at  the  depot  we  were 
met  by  delegates  of  the  resident  members  and  took 
carriages  to  Shippan  Point,  where  we  sat  down  to  an 
old-fashioned  clam  bake. 

The  third  Annual  was  held  again  at  Bridgeport, 
where  the  loyal  people  of  that  patriotic  town  again 
welcomed  the  old  Sixth,  and  provided  an  abundant 
repast. 

The  fourth  Annual  was  held  in  New  Britain,  and  a 
splendid  reception  awaited  us.  A  large  part  of  the 
houses  were  festooned  with  flags ;  business  was  gen 
erally  suspended ;  the  regiment  was  welcomed  by  the 


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Mayor  and  invited  to  partake  of  the  hospitalities  of 
the  city.  Our  faithful  Secretary  came  about  200  miles 
to  attend  this  reunion  ;  and,  as  business  engagements 
pressed  upon  him  he  felt  obliged  to  tender  his  resig 
nation.  A  hearty  vote  of  thanks  was  given  him  for 
his  services,  and  his  resignation  reluctantly  accepted. 
Wm.  F.  Smith,  of  New  Haven,  was  the  unanimous 
choice  for  the  vacancy,  and  was  duly  elected. 

Our  fifth  Annual  was  held  in  Waterbury,  Conn., 
the  home  of  Col.  Chatfield.  Here,  also,  the  regiment 
met  with  a  grand  reception.  At  the  depot  the  Chat- 
field  and  Sedgwick  Guards  met  and  escorted  us  to 
Chatfield  Armory,  where  our  business  meeting  was 
held,  after  which  the  regiment  sat  down  to  a  bountiful 
dinner  in  the  City  Hall.  In  the  afternoon  the  regi 
ment  marched  to  Riverside  Cemetery,  with  the  guards 
and  the  Masonic  fraternity,  where  the  base  of  the 
monument  of  Col.  Chatfield  was  laid,  under  the  au 
spices  of  Clark  Commandery,  K.  T. 

The  sixth  Annual  was  held  in  New  Haven,  Conn. 
The  visiting  comrades  were  met  at  the  depot  and  es 
corted  to  G.  A.  R.  Hall,  where  the  business  meeting 
was  held,  and  then  after  a  short  march  we  proceeded 
to  Loomis'  Hall,  where  the  comrades  were  made  wel 
come  to  the  viands  before  them.  A  large  and  beau 
tiful  flag  was  here  shown  to  the  regiment,  which  had 
been  purchased  with  funds  raised  for  that  purpose 
at  our  last  Reunion. 


126  Sixth  Connecticut 

The  seventh  Annual  was  held  at  Bridgeport,  Conn., 
and  the  members  proceeded  to  Sharpshooter's  Park, 
East  Bridgeport,  where  they  were  finely  entertained 
by  the  resident  members  and  the  citizens.  It  is  the 
intention  to  hold  these  Reunions  every  year  as  long 
as  the  members  live,  and  to  extend  a  cordial  welcome 
to  all  friends  of  the  old  Sixth  to  meet  with  us,  have  a 
hearty  hand-shake,  revive  old  friendships,  and  per 
petuate  those  fraternal  feelings  that  so  closely  united 
us  on  the  field. 


ROSTER 


OF   THE 


SIXTH    REGIMENT, 

Connecticut  Volunteer  Infantry. 


ABBREVIATIONS. 

Wd Wounded. 

M.  O Mustered  Out. 

Res., Resigned. 

Re-en., Re-enlisted. 

Disch., Discharged. 

Tr., Transferred. 

Dis Disabled. 

Vet., Veteran. 

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Names.  General  Remarks. 

ABBOTT,  EDWIN    H.,  Died  in  Service. 

ABBOTT,   WOOLSEY,  Died  in  Prison. 

ACKERMAN,  CARL,  Killed  in  Battle. 
ALLEN,  HENRY,  "       "       " 

ALLEN,  LEWIS  C.  JR.,  CAPTAIN,  Died  in  Service. 

ATWATER,  FRANKLIN  J.,  Died  of  Wounds. 

BABCOCK,  ANSON  E.,  Died  in  Service. 

BODGE,  GEORGE  E.,  Killed  in  Battle. 
BAKER,  JOSEPH,  "       "       " 

BAKER,  GEORGE  H.,  Died  in  Service. 

BALDWIN,  BRUCE,  Died  of  Wounds. 

BALDWIN,  HENRY  M.,  Died  in  Service. 

BARNES,  SETH  E.,  Died  of  Wounds. 

BARNES,  SETH  J.,  Died  in  Service. 

BARTLETT,  HALSEY,  Killed  in  Battle. 

BARTON,  GEORGE  A.,  Died  in  Service. 

BELCHMER,  CHRISTOPHER,  Killed  in  Battle. 
BEMUS,  HENRY,  "       "       " 

BENNETT,  EDWARD,  "       "       " 

BETHKA,  CHARLES,  "       "       " 


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BEYER,  MARTIN,  Killed  in  Battle. 

BING,  EDWARD  J.,  Died  in  Service. 

BLENEL,  VALENTINE,  Killed  in  Battle. 

BOSWORTH,  D.  H.,  Died  in  Service. 

BRADLEY,  WM.  TM  ist  LIEUT.,  Died  of  Wounds. 

BRANDT,  HENRY  S., 

BROOK,  JABEZ  C.,  Died  in  Service. 

BROWN,  WILLIAM  H.,  Killed  in  Battle. 

BRYSEN,  FRANK,  Died  of  Wounds. 

BRYSEN,  DAVID,  JR.,  Died  in  Service. 

BULKLEY,  FREDERICK  O., 

BUTLER,  JESSE,  Killed  in  Battle. 

BYXBEE,  JOHN,  Died  in  Service. 

CHATFIELD,  JOHN  L.,  COLONEL,          Died  of  Wounds. 

COBBE,  GEORGE  W.,  Died  in  Service. 

COOK,  HENRY  A., 

COLLETT,  ANATOLE,  Killed  in  Battle. 

COLLETT,  JAMES, 

CRUSINS,  OSCAR,  Died  of  Wounds. 

COREY,  WILLIAM  H.,  Killed  in  Battle. 

CONNELY,  PATRICK,  Died  in  Service. 

DAVIS,  LUTHER, 

DAWLEY,  JAMES, 

DAY,  JOHN  W., 

DEBOUGE,  GUSTAVE,  Killed  in  Battle. 

DEARY,   PATRICK,  Died  in  Prison. 

DELPT,  HARRY,  Killed  in  Battle. 

DEWITT,  WILLIAM, 


Volunteer  Infantry. 


223 


DORMAN,  HORACE,  Died  in  Service. 

DORMAN,  ANDREW, 

DOYLE,  JAMES,  Killed  in  Battle. 

DRISCOLL,  JOHN   F., 

DUPAY,  JEROME, 

DUBOIS,  CHARLES,  Died  of  Wounds. 

EATON,  HORATIO  D.,  CAPTAIN,  Killed  in  Battle. 

FREEMAN,  DANIEL,  Died  in  Service. 

FRISBEY,  HENRY  D., 

GAGE,  ROBERT   B.,  Killed  in  Battle. 

GANGLOFF,  CHARLES, 

GERRISH,  HENRY  G.,  CAPTAIN,  Died  in  Service. 

GIBBONS,  THEODORE, 

GINDER,  BALTHASER, 

GILBERT,  JAMES  H., 

GLISSMAN,  WILLIAM,  Killed  in  Battle. 

GOB,  CHARLES, 

GRISWOLD,  EUGENE  W., 

GROGAN,  CHARLES  H.,  Died  of  Wounds. 

GUSSMAN,  WILLIAM, 

HALLER,  MARTIN,  Died  of  Wounds. 

HAMMOND,  CLOVIS  E.,  ist  LIEUT., 

HART,  WILLIS  A.,  Died  in  Service. 

HAYWARD,  NAHUM  L., 

HAUSSERMAN,  MICHAEL, 

HENNINGER,  GEORGE,  Killed  in  Battle. 

HESSE,  AUGUSTUS, 

HESSERICK.'EMIL,  Died  in  Service. 


224 


Sixth  Connecticut 


HEYNE,  PAUL,  Killed  in  Battle. 

HICKOX,  EDWIN  J.,  Died  in  Service. 

HILL,  CHARLES  T., 

HILL,  WARREN  F., 

HILLS,  SEBURY  D.,  "      Prison. 

HOAR,  DELBERT,  Killed  in  Battle. 

HODGE,  HORACE,  Died  in  Service. 

HOLLER,  MARTIN,  Died  of  Wounds. 

HOYT,  HENRY  W., 

INGALLS,  DEXTER  W., 

JONES,  IRA    D., 

JONES,  JOSEPH, 

JOHNSON,  WILLIAM   H.,  2d  LIEUT., 

JOHNSON,  THOMAS,  Killed  in  Battle, 

KREITLING,  ALBERT,  Died  in  Service. 

KEITH,  CHARLES   S.,  Killed  in  Battle. 

KELTERER,  GEORGE,  Died  in  Prison. 

KIMBERLY,   HENRY,  Killed  in  Battle. 

KIRSTEN,  CHARLES,  Died  of  Wounds. 

LACEY,  WILLIAM  S.,  Died  in  Service. 

LANERGHAM,  LANKE  H.,  Killed  in  Battle. 

LAWRENCE,  JOSEPH  C.,  Died  in  Service. 

LINTON,  JAMES,  Killed  in  Battle. 

LOMBERTI,  CHARLES,  Died  of  Wounds. 

MACK,  FRANK,  Died  in  Service. 

MALONE,  JAMES,  Killed  in  Battle. 

MATTHEWS,  DANIEL, 

MAYER,  JACOB,  Died  in  Service. 


Volunteer  Infantry. 


225 


MASCHMEYER,  EDWARD, 
MASCHMEYER,  WILLIAM, 
MESSIER,  CHARLES, 
McCHINE,  HUGH,  JR., 
McKENZIE,  PATRICK, 
McKINNEY,  JAMES, 
McINRO,  THOMAS, 
MILLARD,   THERON, 
MILNER,  WILLIAM, 
MORRIS,  THEODORE, 
MOREHOUSE,  WM.  A., 
MOSES,  HENRY, 
O'CONNER,  THOMAS, 
OSTMAN,  WILLARD, 
PALMER,  DAVID  C., 
PECK,  ROBERT  C., 
PECK,  JOHN  W., 
PEET,  GEORGE  B., 
PERKINS,  WILLIAM  W., 
PHALEN,  TIMOTHY  A., 
PHILLIPS,  ALONZO, 
PHILLIPS,  THEODORE, 
PICKER,  PATSEY, 
PUFFER,  REUBEN  S., 
QUINN,  JAMES, 
RAY,  JAMES, 
RECOIR,  JOHN  H., 
RECOIR,  PHILLIP  H., 


Died  in  Service. 

Killed  in  Battle. 
Died  of  Wounds. 
Died  in  Service. 
Killed  in  Battle. 
Died  in  Service. 

Killed  in  Battle. 
Died  in  Service. 
Killed  in  Battle. 
Died  in  Service. 


Wd.  and  died  in  Prison, 
Died  in  Service. 
Died  of  Wounds. 
"     in  Service. 

"     of  Wounds. 
«  « 

Died  in  Service. 
Killed  in  Battle. 
Died  in  Service. 
Died  of  Wounds. 
Died  in  Service. 


226 


Sixth  Connecticut 


REED,  WILLIAM, 
REEVES,  WILLIAM  M., 
RILEY,  CHARLES, 
RINGE,  HENRY, 
ROBBINS,  RALPH  G., 
ROBINSON,  THEODORE  T., 
ROGERS,  EDMOND, 
ROOT,  CALEB  B., 
ROYCE,  CHARLES  B. 
SAGE,  ELISHA, 
SCHMIDT,  GUSTAVE, 
SCHOFIELD,  THEODORE  C., 
SCHOFIELD,  WILLIAM, 
SHULTZ,  WILLIAM, 
SEELEY,  JOHN, 
SHAW,  JOSEPH  L., 
SHEPARD,  DAVID  G., 
SMITH,  OSCAR  L., 
SOBY,  WILLIAM, 
SPENCER,  EDWIN  W., 
STAGEY,  ALBERT, 
STARK,  MICHAEL, 
STEVENS,  S.  S.,  2d  LIEUT., 
STINELL,  HERMAN, 
SOUTHERGILL,  GEORGE, 
TAYLOR,  E.  B., 
TAYLOR,  THOMAS, 
TALMADGE,  FRED.  A., 


Died  of  Wounds. 
Killed  in  Battle. 
Died  in  Service. 
Killed  in  Battle. 
Died  in  Service. 

Killed  in  Battle. 
Died  in  Service. 
Killed  in  Battle. 
Died  in  Service. 
Died  of  Wounds. 
Died  in  Service. 


Killed  in  Battle. 
Died  in  Service. 
Killed  in  Battle. 
Died  of  Wounds. 


Killed  in  Battle. 
«  « 

Died  of  Wounds. 
Died  in  Service. 


Volunteer  Infantry.  227 


TOUSLEY,  ARTEMUS,  Died  of  Wounds. 

TRACY,  THOMAS  E.,  Died  in  Service. 

TSCHUMME,  CONRAD,  JR., 

VAILLE,  JOHN  R., 

VOLKMAN,  FERDINAND, 

WARNER,  GEORGE,  Died  of  Wounds. 

WATERMIRE,  FREDERICK,  Died  in  Service. 

WATERS,  HENRY  W., 

WHITE,  FRANK,  Killed  in  Battle. 

WEEKS,  ALPHONSO,  Died  in  Service. 

WILLIAMS,  JOHN, 

WILCOX,  JAY  P.,  CAPTAIN.  Killed  in  Battle. 

WIND,  GEORGE  A.,  Died  in  Service. 

WOODFORD,  EDGAR  M., 

WOODS,  JOHN,  Killed  in  Battle. 

WOOSTER,  JOSEPH  A.,  JR.,  Died  of  Wounds. 


NOTE. — No  account  is  rendered  of  those  returned  as  "Missing," 
and   "Supposed  KvHed." 


CASUALTIES   OF   THE   SIXTH. 


Killed  in  Action,        ......  43 

Died  of  Wounds,  .....  46 

Died  of  Disease,         ......  119 

Discharged  prior  to  muster  out  of  Regiment,  .  666 

Missing  at  date  of  muster  out  of  Regiment.          .  .23 


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